A new study published by The Cochrane Library has placed doubt on both the safety of antioxidants, and their supposed health benefits by finding that several vitamins do not decrease mortality in healthy individuals and that in fact two vitamins, Vitamin A and E, may actually increase mortality.

The researchers, based in Denmark, analyzed the data from 67 clinical trials to determine the effects of five common antioxidant supplements on mortality. The supplements analyzed were vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and beta carotene.

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