Are Vitamin pills a risk to health?

Are you among those who think vitamins pills are the answer to a healthy lifestyle?You man well be wrong,say researchers.Millions of people regularly take vitamin pills.However here's a word of caution.Researchers now say their is no evidence that antioxidants vitamins A and E,minerals and other nutrients thought to combat age-related damage to the body help people live loger.And according to scientists at Copenhagen University,taking some types of antioxidants like vitamin A,E and betacarotene may make you up to 16% more likely to die before your time.So is it time to bin that bottle?if you are taking a general multivitamin,you have nothing to worry about."The studies in this review looked at people talking high or mega-doses of vitamins,not the type you can get from most pharmacies.They tend to be sold in specialist health centres and on the internet.Look at the label,and if it says that the level of vitamins is 100 per cent of the RDA(recommended daily allowance)or less,than that's fine.But nobody should be taking high doses of single vitamins such as vitamins A and E unless advised to by their doctor.Most doctors and dietitians agree that the best way to get your antioxidants is from your diet.Here's what to put on your grocery shopping list:

VITAMIN ABest source:Chicken liver.Also get it from carrots,liver pate,oily fish,eggs,margarine,butter,spinach,sweet potato,red peppers and tomatoes.

VITAMIN C Best source:-Blackurrants,Also get it from chillies,red and green peppers,strawberries,oranges,brussels sprouts,watercress,red cabbage,nectarines and grapefruit.

VITAMIN E Best source:-wheat germ oil.Also get it from sunflower oil and seeds,polyunsaturated margarine,hazelnuts,almonds,sun-dried tomatoes,avocados,spinach,eggs and brocoli.

BETA-CAROTENE Best source:-carrots.Also get it from sweet potatoes,red peppers,apricots,spinach,watercress,cantaloupe melons,brocoli and kale.

SELENIUM Best source:-Brazil nuts.Also getr it from kidneys,tinned tuna,sardines,scallops,sunflower seeds,meckerel,kippers,eggs and wholemeal bread.