Article: Vitamin E may not protect immune system, study finds Elderly who take supplement may have to reconsider

Vitamin E does not appear to boost the immune system, according to a new study that contradicts earlier research.

The vitamin did not protect elderly people from respiratory infections. And among those who did get sick, the vitamin did more harm than good, according to the study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association.

If the study is confirmed by further research, elderly people "should be cautious about taking vitamin E supplements," reported researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

But for now, don't throw away your vitamin pills. The new study of 652 people is too small to be definitive, said John Hathcock of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a ...

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