Scientists Address Lingering Questions On Dietary Supplements And Cancer Risk

Still think they have any idea what a "healthy" supplement is?

"Today, at the annual research conference of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), a panel of leading scientists discussed the state of the evidence on dietary supplements and their effects on cancer risk.

Dietary supplements are a $22 billion industry in the US; every day, millions of Americans avail themselves of vitamin, mineral or herbal supplements in an effort to boost their health. Yet last November, an AICR expert report reviewed the evidence and concluded that, when it comes to cancer, dietary supplements can be either protective or harmful.

In fact, because high-dose supplement use has been linked to increased cancer risk in some groups, the AICR experts concluded: 'Don't use supplements to protect against cancer'."

Well, they don't.