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Antioxidant vitamins A, C, E, don't lead to longer life, analysis of dozens of studies finds.

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Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON

Antioxidant vitamins, including A, E and C, do not help you live longer, according to an analysis of dozens of studies of these popular supplements.

The new review showing no long-life benefit from those vitamins, plus beta carotene and selenium, adds to growing evidence questioning the value of these supplements.

Some experts said, however, that it is too early to toss out all vitamin pills _ or the possibility that they may have some health benefits. Others said the study supports the theory that antioxidants work best when they are consumed in food rather than pills.

An estimated 80 million to 160 million people take antioxidants in North America and Europe, about 10 to 20 percent of adults, the study's…

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