Article: Vitamins C and E may prevent cataracts.

Vitamins C and E May Prevent Cataracts

A Canadian epidemiologic study suggests vitamin C and vitamin E supplements help prevent cataracts in humans. The new findings, which seem to coroborate vitamin C-related results from a similar U.S. study, represent the first time researchers have shown a relationship between vitamin E intake and cataract prevention in humans, says study coauthor James McD. Robertson at the University of Western Ontario in London.

If confirmed, the work could lead to a "tremendous" public health benefit, says Allen Taylor of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging in Medford, Mass. "If you could delay cataract formation ...

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