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在马里兰州贝塞斯塔国家心肺血液研究所工作的生化专家厄尔·斯蒂特曼每天早餐时都用大量桔子汁冲服下3粒胶囊。胶囊里有β胡萝卜素,含量是美国国家研究理事会“推荐日量”的5倍,维生素C和维生素E则是十几倍。 斯蒂特曼每天吃这些药,是因为他自己是一个医学研究者,已经通过大量的研究看到了这些称为“抗氧化剂”的显著作用,它们既可以预防由于细胞损害而引起的疾病——癌症、心脏病、阿耳茨海默氏病(早老性痴呆)、关节炎和肌肉营养不良,而且还可以延年
Earl Stitman, a biochemist who works at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, bathes three capsules daily with plenty of orange juice. Capsules contain beta-carotene, which is five times more “recommended daily” by the U.S. National Research Council and is more than ten times more vitamin C and vitamin E. These drugs are taken daily by Steitman because he himself is a medical researcher who has seen through numerous studies that these so-called “antioxidants” have a significant role in preventing diseases caused by cell damage - Cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s disease), arthritis and muscle malnutrition, but also can be extended