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Antioxidant pills don’t help against Alzheimer’s disease: What does?

By Deborah Kotz

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 20, 2012

Another disappointing clinical trial found that over-the-counter dietary supplements work no better than placebos at halting the detrimental effects of Alzheimer’s disease. This time, the supplements tested were antioxidants -- vitamin E, vitamin C, the omega-3 fatty acid ALA, and coenzyme Q. The same research group determined in a study published 18 months ago that fish oil supplements don’t stop the progression of Alzheimer’s either.

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