American Heart Association advises against dietary supplement use.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
AHA RECOMMENDS AGAINST ANTIOXIDANT SUPPLEMENTATION on the basis of "potential hazards" and "undocumented efficacy" in an appendix to its "Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults" published in the Oct. 1 edition of the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation. "Antioxidant vitamins and other nutrients" instead should "be derived from foods," the American Heart Association advised.
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