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Study Finds Antioxidants Don't Increase Longevity, But Questions RemainA new study casts doubt on the benefits of taking antioxidant supplements, finding that they are not associated with a longer life. Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the study tracked 14,000 retirees (aged 44 to 101) between 1981 and 2013; each retiree filled out a survey detailing their diet and supplement use. In addition, the researchers took into account lifestyle factors that could skew the study results, such as smoking, alcohol intake, caffeine consumption, exercise, body mass index, and histories of certain chronic diseases. Even when taking into account these factors, the researchers concluded that there was no association between the intake of dietary or supplemental vitamin A and C and risk of death, or between supplemental vitamin E and risk of death. Nevertheless, the findings should be viewed with caution for the following reasons:
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