In the year 2000, about 23 million American were popping vitamin E, hoping to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, and a half dozen other ailments. If the results of a recent Harvard study are accurate, they can stop now. The New York Times reports that a double-blind, ten-year study of the benefits of vitamin E on 20,000 middle-aged women revealed exactly no protective benefit against cancer or heart disease. The Times reports that another alleged benefit, that the vitamin would stave off Alzheimers, also went down the tubes this year with the publication of another study in the New England Journal of Medicine. For those who have been swallowing vitamin E for years, the Times does have some good news: it’s relatively inexpensive, and it appears to be harmless. Read more.
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I’m not sure I believe any of this stuff anymore. I think the pharma companies just want to get us hooked on their drugs so they keep making more money. They and the medical community in general don’t want us to find “cheap” and natural ways to stay healthy. Healthcare is all a big money game–not about the patient any more at all!
In my view we need to choice for a solution would be to abandon the subsidies, eliminate the prescription drug system, and remove the barriers to entry in health care.
Vitamin E is found in foods such as vegetable oils and shortening, meat, eggs, milk, and leafy vegetables. Vitamin E is important for many processes in the body.
Vitamin E is used to treat vitamin E deficiency.
Vitamin E may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
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