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Article: Vitamin E appears to cut heart disease risk.
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- Science News
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- May 22, 1993
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Daily consumption of vitamin E supplements appears to dramatically cut heart disease risk in middle-aged men and women, according to two large, ongoing studies of U.S. health professionals reported this week.
Biologically damaging oxidative reactions can foster degenerative changes that lead to many diseases associated with aging -- from cataracts and cancer initiation to arthritis and heart disease. Not surprisingly, researchers have spent much of the last decade investigating the potential of vitamin E, the body's premier antioxidant, to halt or slow aging-related changes in animals and cultured cells. Several medical teams have even used vitamin E to reduce ...