Antioxidants may not ward off strokes, dementia

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Antioxidants may not ward off strokes, dementia

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/antioxidants-may-not-ward-off-strokes-dementia-211634800.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/al13tPiiUkE4VxGz.6RM0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-20T211634Z_1_CBRE91J1N3O00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A senior citizen smokes a pipe in Sun City, Arizona" align="left" title="A senior citizen smokes a pipe in Sun City, Arizona" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who eat diets high in antioxidants may not have a lower risk of dementia or stroke, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people who ate or drank lots of coffee, tea, oranges and red wine were just as likely to develop neurological problems over the next 14 years as those who skimped on antioxidant-rich foods. &quot;The literature on antioxidants and dementia has been mixed,&quot; said Elizabeth Devore, who led the new research at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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