Some in the vitamins industry criticised the selection of studies reviewed, saying they focused on reducing mortality rather than advantages which are listed in other studies.
The industry-backed Health Supplements Information Service said the review showed inconsistent findings and demonstrated "nothing new whatsoever".
It said antioxidant supplements are essential for those people who have poor intakes of such nutrients.
"Antioxidant vitamins, like any other vitamins, were never intended for the prevention of chronic disease and mortality," said spokeswoman Pamela Mason.
"They are intended for health maintenance on the basis of their various physiological roles in the body and in the case of the antioxidant vitamins, this does, in appropriate amounts, include a protective antioxidant effect in the body's tissues."
