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Article: Antioxidant Vitamin E Helps Heart Health; Studies in Japan, Texas, New Zealand Cited.
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- February 14, 2002
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WASHINGTON -- Antioxidants including Vitamin E can help hearts in four ways, health author Jean Carper writes in her column "Eat Smart" in the current USA Weekend publication.
First, antioxidants "detoxify" cholesterol. New Japanese research has found that oxidized LDL ("bad") cholesterol was four times higher in heart attack victims than in healthy people, Carper said.
A University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center study also has found that daily intake of Vitamin E in 400 to 800 international units "reduced oxidation in normal people up to 40 percent," she said.
Second, antioxidants "combat chronic inflammation." Inflammation is a ...