Vitamin E Supplements Are Essential, Doctors Write; 'Rarely Does Person Get Enough Vitamin E From Diet'
October 27 2003 - 4:31PM
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Vitamin E Supplements Are Essential, Doctors Write; 'Rarely Does
Person Get Enough Vitamin E From Diet' WASHINGTON, Oct. 27
/PRNewswire/ -- If you want to get "the same high- quality health
care your doctor gets," include Vitamin E supplements in your daily
diet. That's the advice from Dr. Kevin J. Soden and Dr. Christine
Dumas, seen regularly on NBC News' "Today" program. In their new
book, "Special Treatment," the doctors conclude: "Our advice is to
take a Vitamin E supplement containing 400 IU (international units)
per day." Studies have shown that Vitamin E "can lower the risk of
heart attack in women by 40 percent and that of men by 35 percent,"
the doctors wrote. Describing Vitamin E as a "fat-soluble vitamin
known as an antioxidant (it slows oxidation in your body)," they
pointed out that "oxidation causes the cells in your arteries to
absorb the 'bad' or LDL cholesterol, which promotes plaque
formation and the narrowing of arteries. "This vitamin (Vitamin E)
is believed to limit the buildup of this dangerous cholesterol in
artery walls. If you take 400 IU of Vitamin E daily, your
cardiovascular system has a better chance of remaining young." The
"key to success" of Vitamin E is using it before the buildup of
plaque in your arteries occurs and before they get permanently
hardened, Drs. Soden and Dumas wrote in a section of their book
entitled "Vitamin E and Your Heart." "Rarely does a person get
enough Vitamin E from his or her diet, so supplements are
essential," they said. DATASOURCE: Foods for the Future CONTACT:
Dean Reed, +1-202-223-3532, for Foods for the Future
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