whether vitamin E reduces the risk of heart disease
March 2000
Two important new studies cast doubt about whether vitamin E reduces the risk of heart disease.
Some earlier studies suggested a benefit...causing lots of people to start taking vitamin E to prevent heart attacks.
Researchers thought that vitamin E might help slow atherosclerosis by inhibiting the oxidation of LDL cholesterol.
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