Biomedicine

Study Sheds Light on Role of Vitamin E in Heart Disease Prevention

Published in Drug Week, September 28th, 2007

Conflicting reports about the potential benefits of dietary supplements can make a person’s head spin. That’s certainly been the case with vitamin E. Some human studies have shown this antioxidant to play a protective role in cardiovascular disease, while other studies have shown it to have no effect at all. So the question on many consumers’ minds is, “Should I increase my vitamin E intake or not'”

Scientists at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) don’t have a definitive answer to that question yet, but their research with baboons has shed light on why human studies have been contradictory and why the answer isn’t as clear cut as one would hope. In...

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Source: Drug Week (2007-09-28)

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