At last! Pizza is being re-fashioned into a health food. Of course, I'm pretty sure this news is just too good to be true.
Millions of people spend billions of dollars on antioxidant vitamin supplements each year.
Guess what? They don't work.
They're chock full of antioxidants. They help fight everything from heart disease to ulcers. They might just be the healthiest jellied stuff that's shaped like a can.
As with many hyped supplements, selenium has legitimately intriguing attributes, but is far from perfect.
One of my favorite resources, The Berkeley Wellness Letter, takes a critical look at the mineral in its December newsletter. Citing several recent studies, Berkeley concludes that selenium has been linked to cancer prevention because it may: