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The latest study about antioxidants is terrifying. Scientists think they may boost cancer cells to spread faster.

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Might want to consider to go easy with the NAC supplementation.

"Researcher Sean Morrison and his colleagues conducted experiments on mice that had been transplanted with skin cancer cells (melanoma) from human patients. They gave nothing to one group. To the other they gave doses of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) which is a common antioxidant that's used in nutritional and bodybuilding supplements and has been used as a treatment for patients with HIV/AIDS and in some children with certain genetic disorders.

The results were alarming: Those in the second group had markedly higher levels of cancer cells in their blood, grew more tumors and the tumors were larger and more widespread than in the second."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/10/14/antioxi...

EvilDead13's picture

Sounds interesting , will search more about it.

kodiakGRRL's picture

there is a lot of research out there on it ... the cancer cells will use the anti oxidants to assist in the metastisis.... so if you have cancer docs will tell you to stay away from anti oxidant supps etc .... if you are healthy anti oxidants are great to have they assist in neutralizing free radicals

Johnr678's picture

Wow, it really gets you on your toes

jd2014's picture

This is a waste of research funds.

kodiakGRRL's picture

it was already well known that anti oxidants will create issues if you already have cancer

Donald Duck's picture

Now I have something to think about, thank you , nice read!