Be careful when adding nutrients in the elderly

After conducting research, scientists warn people aged 50 and older to be cautious when using long-term multivitamins and other nutrients.

Scientists from the University of North Carolina (UNC, USA) have used questionnaires to evaluate nutrient supplementation effectiveness in more than 77 thousand Americans aged 50-76 in over 10 years, Combined with data of the National Cancer Research Institute (SEER) to determine the rate of cancer in these subjects.

The results showed that a certain group of people, especially smokers, who use nutritional supplements containing beta carotene (precursors of vitamin A), retinol and lutein, are at risk of lung cancer. Higher than normal people.

According to Dr. Jessie Satia, an expert in epidemiology and nutrition at the University of North Carolina, there seems to be a link between the time spent using nutritional supplements and the risk of cancer, in a proportional direction. . Although this relationship cannot be confirmed yet, scientists warn against abuse of nutritional supplements, especially among smokers.

Beta carotene is found in red peppers, yellow, orange, mango, carrots, sweet potatoes, apricots, tomatoes and watercress, and lutein is in spinach and other green vegetables such as kale, broccoli and bean./.