Questioning the safety of certain 'healthful' plant-based antioxidants
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
Scientists are calling for more research on the possibility that some supposedly healthful plant-based antioxidants - including those renowned for their apparent ability to prevent cancer - may actually aggravate or even cause cancer in some individuals. Their recommendation follows a study in which two such antioxidants - quercetin and ferulic acid - appeared to aggravate kidney cancer in severely diabetic laboratory rats.