Cancer

Vitamin pills can lead to cancer

Vitamin pills can lead to cancer - [Times report] People who regularly take vitamin and mineral supplements instead of having a balance diet are at…

Dr. Shweta Bairagi · 23 May 2011

<p>Vitamin pills can lead to cancer - [Times report]</p><p>People who regularly take vitamin and mineral supplements instead of having a balance diet are at greater risk, many people think they can reduce their cancer risk by taking supplements, but the evidence dose not support this.<br>Dietary pattern that provides a relative high level of a particular nutrient might protect against cancer, it does not mean that taking in pill or tablet form will do the same . in fact at high does the effect of these micronutrients in unpredictable and can harm the health .<br>There is convinving evidence that beta-carotene supplements increases the risk of lung cancer in current smokers..</p>