REDUCING RISK OF LUNG CANCER FOR MALES.
Studies show: A Higher antioxidant intake reduce the risk of lung cancer in male smokers
| In contrast to previous studies concluding that high-dose beta-carotene supplementation may increase lung cancer risk in male smokers, findings from a Yale study support the hypothesis that a combination of dietary antioxidants reduces lung cancer risk in men who smoke. |
Results in past observational studies shows that a high intake of individual antioxidants was related to increased lung cancer risk in male smokers. More recent data suggest that there are interactions among antioxidant nutrients; therefore, consideration of multiple antioxidants simultaneously may be important in terms of assessing risk.
“Yale University researchers evaluated dietary records of participants in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study (ATBC), a group of over 27,000 Finnish male smokers aged 50-69 years.” Based on food records of the participants, intakes of carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamin E, selenium, and vitamin C were analyzed. After evaluating the overall intake of antioxidants in this group, the conclusion was that men with higher overall intakes of antioxidants had lower relative risks of lung cancer regardless of their assigned study group (beta-carotene or placebo).
Concluding that while researchers of the ATBC study concluded that high-dose beta-carotene supplementation may increase lung cancer risk in male smokers, these findings support the hypothesis that a combination of dietary antioxidants does reduce lung cancer risk in men who smoke.
Am J Epidemiol 2004 Jul 1;160(1):68-76
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I recently stopped smoking and I am so relieved. I have been taking my antioxidants faithfully for 8 years and I know that is what has kept my lungs healthy and will continue to repair my lung tissue.
Frederick A Russell