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Article: Is There a Link between Low Vitamin E Levels and Heart Disease?; Government Data Shows Populations with Low Vitamin E; More Research Needed.
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- July 1, 2005
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Pharmavite LLC, makers of Nature Made(R) vitamins, urges the scientific community to examine the impact of low vitamin E blood levels on special populations. The company cited a government survey (The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III or NHANES III) which revealed that African Americans and Mexican Americans have low vitamin E blood levels, compared with the general population. This is important because some clinical studies have shown a correlation between low vitamin E levels and heart disease -- the nation's number one killer.
NHANES examined the health and nutrition habits of more than 16,000 Americans and found 41 ...