Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'

Scandalous lies.

No, not the article. The subject of the article.

"Diets and creams claiming their antioxidant properties could cheat ageing may be worthless, a study says...

The team from University College London said, in the Genes and Development journal, there was "no clear evidence" they could slow ageing.

Antioxidants are a staple of the beauty and health industries."

Two clearly reliable industry sources for information.

"This has been based on a 50-year-old theory.

In 1956, it was suggested that ageing was caused by a build-up of molecular damage caused by reactive forms of oxygen, called superoxides or free radicals, circulating in the body. This is known as oxidative stress.

Antioxidants supposedly worked to mop up these free radicals, minimising their damage.

This week's study, however, could explain why many studies aimed at proving the theory have been inconclusive."

Guess it just might.

"A spokesman for the Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association said cosmetic companies carry out extensive research and rigorous scientific studies to ensure claims are supported by robust evidence."

Wanna bet?

"Pamela Mason, of the Health Supplements Information Service, said: 'Antioxidant vitamins, like any other vitamins were never intended for the prevention of chronic disease and mortality. They are not magic bullets.

'They are intended for health maintenance on the basis of their various physiological roles in the body and in the case of the antioxidant vitamins, this does, in appropriate amounts, include a protective antioxidant effect in the body’s tissues.'"

The bull just keeps on coming.

In any event, this link will take you to a bunch of IMHO medical whores trying to con fools out of their money by selling false hopes.