TY - JOUR
T1 - Antioxidants and hormones as antiaging therapies
T2 - High hopes, disappointing results
AU - Kamel, Nabil S.
AU - Gammack, Julie
AU - Cepeda, Oscar
AU - Flaherty, Joseph H.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - 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).
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).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33845368624&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.73.12.1049
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.73.12.1049
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17190308
AN - SCOPUS:33845368624
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 73
SP - 1049
EP - 1058
JO - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
IS - 12
ER -