Cornell U warns don't overdo the antioxidants

[catatonic]

There's an interesting article on today's WebMD that's linked below. It summarizes a couple of studies on antioxidants, linking excessive amounts of them to Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

According to the study's principal researcher: "If you have too much of an antioxidant, it can interfere in the body's signaling system...it quenches the free radicals needed to send signals from cell to cell."

You can read the full article here:
dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/health?e=pri&dt=040614&cat=news&st=news100053&src=webmd

Don't give up your antioxidants, though. They're too important. Just don't overuse them (ie stay within the Tolerable Upper Limits established by the NIH.)

Vitamin E: adults, 1500IU; teens, 1200IU; kids 9-13 900IU; children 4-8, 450IU

Vitamin C: adults, 2000mg; teens, 1800mg; kids 9-13, 1200mg; children 4-8, 650mg

Selenium: adults, 400mcg (this is less than 1/2 mg); teens, 400mcg; kids 9-13, 280mcg; children 4-8, 150mcg

[rosyred45]

Wow Catatonic, that was interesting. I really like the part that went








Sorry, had to be cute, try again dear
Kaiti

[catatonic]

Okay, wise guy, so I forgot to include anything in my post but the title. You have to admit, it was an interesting title! Take a look now. I fixed it.

[rosyred45]

I'm sorry, I had to. Can't pass up those kind of opporitunities ;D

I'll go read the thing now
Kaiti