A primary prevention trial using nutritional doses of antioxidant vitamins and minerals in cardiovascular diseases and cancers in a general population: the SU. VI. MAX …

S Hercberg, P Preziosi, S Briançon, P Galan, I Triol… - Controlled clinical …, 1998 - Elsevier
The SUpplementation en VItamines et Minéraux AntioXydants (SU. VI. MAX) Study is a
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, primary-prevention trial designed to test the
efficacy of daily supplementation with antioxidant vitamins (vitamin C, 120 mg; vitamin E, 30
mg; and beta-carotene, 6 mg) and minerals (selenium, 100 μg; and zinc, 20 mg) at nutrition-
level doses (one to three times the daily recommended dietary allowances) in reducing
several major health problems in industrialized countries, especially the main causes of …