Note that there is a suspected link between anti-oxidants and cancer. The mechanism is pretty simple: oxidative stress is a warning system to the cell that init

Note that there is a suspected link between anti-oxidants and cancer. The mechanism is pretty simple: oxidative stress is a warning system to the cell that initiates various repair mechanisms, up to apoptosis. Too much anti-oxidants suppress this warning system, thus allowing a damaged cell to go on. One paper, there are many: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30674247/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30674247/