RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Antioxidants and hormones as antiaging therapies: High hopes, disappointing results
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 1049
OP 1058
VO 73
IS 12
A1 Nabil S. Kamel
A1 Julie Gammack
A1 Oscar Cepeda
A1 Joseph H. Flaherty
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/12/1049.abstract
AB No single agent has been shown to truly reverse aging or increase longevity in humans. This article reviews the evidence of efficacy (or lack thereof) for two types of agents touted as antiaging therapies: antioxidants (vitamin E, vitamin C, and carotenoids) and hormones (growth hormone, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, and vitamin D).