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Antioxidants May Protect Cancer Cells

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

"Antioxidants May Protect Cancer Cells

INSTEAD OF PROTECTING US FROM THEM"
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ARticle

  • Supplement Alert: 
  • Forbes Magazine, under Pharma and Health Care
  • February 8, 2014
What are antioxidants?
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Antioxidants

  • Nutrients (Vitamins and Minerals)
  • Enzymes (eg. Catalase, SOD)
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ARticle

  • Rats with cancer were given antioxidants (NAC+Vit E)
  • Result: accelerated tumor growth
What are antioxidants?
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natural Antioxidants

  • Blueberry (Vitamin E)
  • Cranberry
  • Green Tea
  • Cocoa
  • Apple
What are antioxidants

Why is it important

  • OTC are very convenient and accesible
  • Self diagnose (Google)
  • No strict policy and specific dosage for different people
  • Moderation and Healthy diet is sufficient 
  • Natural supplement are better than Artificial
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What is the Problem

  • Drugs fix mostly everything
  • Easy route to try be healthy could be deadly
  • Insufficient data on humans due to ethical reasons(clinical trial)

Discussion

Do you think there should be a regulation for O.T.C drugs?