Nutr Rev. 2004 Jan;62(1):28-32.

High-dose antioxidant supplementation and cataract risk.

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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2397, USA.

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In a recent clinical trial, supplementation with high-dose antioxidants lowered the progression of lens opacities. These results differ from those of several other larger trials, in which no benefit to high-dose antioxidant supplementation was observed. Although a large body of observational evidence suggests that supplement use is associated with lower risk for cataract, there is insufficient evidence that high-dose antioxidants slow the progression of cataracts beyond that provided by multivitamins or healthful diets.

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