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Transcript: Analysis: Two new studies show that vitamin E intake may have an effect with regards to the development of Alzheimer's disease
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- NPR All Things Considered
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- June 25, 2002
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Analysis: Two new studies show that vitamin E intake may have an effect
with regards to the development of Alzheimer's disease
Host: LYNN NEARY
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM
LYNN NEARY, host:
Two studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association provide
new evidence that a diet rich in vitamin E can protect against Alzheimer'
s disease. But as NPR's Richard Knox reports, vitamin E pills do
not seem to work.
RICHARD KNOX reporting:
Oxygen is necessary for life, but oxygen in a form called free radicals
is responsible for much of the wear and tear of living. Lots of animal
studies suggest vitamin E and other so-called anti-oxidants should
...