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Cardiovascular Disease
Published study finds vitamin E reduces risk of cardiovascular death in women
August 4th, 2005
The Women's Health Study (WHS), published in the July 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found 600IU vitamin E is safe and significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular death in healthy women. Conducted from 1992-2004 on 39,876 healthy women over the age of 45, the Women's Health Study found a "significant 24% reduction" in cardiovascular death in participants taking vitamin E. The study also "observed no significant effect of vitamin E on total mortality." "The good news coming out of the Women's Health Study is that healthy women receive heart health benefits from taking vitamin E, and older women may reap...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-04)
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