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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Antioxidants Encourage Cancer in Some Cases, Study Says


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Ali Akbar, an Afghan pomegranate seller, arranges his wares during the World Pomegranate Fair in in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov 20, 2008.

Often promoted for their cancer-fighting power, antioxidants—found in vegetables and fruits such as pomegranates—could in fact aid tumor growth, an August 2009 study shows.

Photograph by Rafiq Maqbool/AP