Article: Vitamin E boosts immune system

Judy Siegel, Post Health Reporter
Jerusalem Post
05-25-1997
I read in a news magazine that giving large doses of vitamin E - 200 milligrams a day - is helpful in boosting the immune system of elderly patients to fight off infections. Is this true? Are there any side effects? Would such a dosage help younger people fight off infections as well, or would it be harmful? R.N., Beersheba.

Prof. Zvi Bentwich, a clinical immunologist at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot, comments:

Such doses of vitamin E are not harmful to elderly or younger people. They will not cause side effects. As an antioxidant, it has been found to boost the immune system and help fight against infections. Unfortunately, not enough ...

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