Antioxidant intake from foods (not supplements) is associated with lower cancer risk.

But should we take a multivitamin? See Should We Take a Multivitamin?(https://nutritionfacts.org/video/shoul…)

What about fish oil supplements? Is Fish Oil Just Snake Oil? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fi…)

I recently covered how and why we should strive to eat antioxidants with every meal in an important three-part series:

1. Minimum “Recommended Daily Allowance” of Antioxidants (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/minim…)
2. How to Reach the Antioxidant “RDA” (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-t…)
3. Antioxidant Rich Foods With Every Meal (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/antio…)

Preferentially getting one’s nutrients from produce not pills is a common theme in the nutrition literature. See, for example:

• Are Iron Pills Good for You? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-i…)
• Can Folic Acid Be Harmful? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-f…)
• Produce, Not Pills to Increase Physical Attractiveness (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/produ…)
• Greens vs. Glaucoma (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/green…)
• Cranberries versus Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/cranb…)
• Prunes vs. Metamucil vs. Vegan Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prune…)
• Optimal Phytosterol Source (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/optim…)