title: [Antioxidants and health].
abstract: The Danish Fitness and Nutrition Council has evaluated the basis for recommendations on the intake of antioxidants and has found limited basis for increasing the recommended intake levels for the antioxidants vitamin C and E. Evidence was insufficient to support recommendations for polyphenol or carotenoid supplementation. Supplementation with high doses of vitamin E and beta-carotene may present a health risk. A high intake of fruit and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of lifestyle diseases, but there is no evidence that this association is due to an antioxidant effect.
authors.affiliation: Motions- og Ernaeringsrådets, Søborg. sm@meraadet.dk
authors.forename: Leif H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Skibsted
authors.forename: Lars O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Dragsted
authors.forename: Jørn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dyerberg
authors.forename: Harald S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Bente
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kiens
authors.forename: Lars F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Ovesen
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tjønneland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003718:Denmark; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005638:Fruit; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012307:Risk Factors; D014675:Vegetables; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D014810:Vitamin E; D001205:Ascorbic Acid