What do you think of the Cochrane database report?!


Question: What do you think of the Cochrane database report!?
Recent news articles have led to speculation about the safety of certain antioxidants, vitamins and supplements currently available to buy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
There was a write up from the National Products Association (the main organization that oversees quality of supplements world-wide) that addressed this!.!.!. the report was flawed because it only chose studies that fit their bias (they only chose studies on critically ill patients and didn't look at studies where no mortality was reported)!. You can also find more from the link in my "Sources"!. Here's the full write up (quoted from them):

"A recently republished meta-analysis of 67 randomized trials with antioxidant supplements has reported that vitamins A and E, and beta carotene may increase mortality risk by up to 16 percent!.

The Natural Products Association



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