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Article: Using vitamin E and C supplements together may reduce AD risk.
- Article from:
- Mental Health Weekly Digest
- Article date:
- February 2, 2004
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2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elderly people who take individual vitamin E and C supplements together may reduce their risk of Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a new report.
The public health threat of AD will continue to grow as people live longer. Previous studies have shown that antioxidant vitamins may protect the brain against damage caused by free radicals and other reactive oxygen species - molecular byproducts of basic cellular metabolism. Neurons are especially sensitive to damage caused by free radicals, which is believed to be partially responsible for the development of AD. Incorporating antioxidants (which help to neutralize these ...