Nutrition
Antioxidant Megadose Skepticism
Antioxidant megadose skepticism warns high-dose vitamin E and beta-carotene trials showed harm or null—whole plants beat oxidative stress pill stacks for longevity skeptics.
Antioxidant megadose skepticism recalls beta-carotene smoker trials and vitamin E nulls—more antioxidant pills did not deliver longer life and sometimes hurt. Exercise creates ROS signaling needed for adaptation; blunting everything is not wise.
Berries, greens, and coffee deliver food-matrix polyphenols. Save money on megadose bottles.
Common questions
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Are food antioxidants enough?
For most healthy adults, varied plants plus exercise cover bases better than high-dose isolated vitamins—clinical deficiencies need targeted treatment, not megadose wellness.
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