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A new study from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center finds that vitamin E may decrease the risk of lung cancer by 50 percent or more. The study is published in the International Journal of Cancer.
“To the best of our [...]

Research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases finds that the treatment of tuberculosis is improved when pattients are given vitamin supplements.  Supplements included vitamins A, B complex, C, and E, and selenium
According to study researcher Dr. Eduardo Villamor from Harvard School of Public Health, a patients nutritiona staus is important to the outcome with [...]

Research has shown vitamin C and vitamin E to be good for just about every body part, new research from Italy shows they can cut Kidney cancer risk by over 40%.
The study is published in the International Journal of Cancer. Researchers from Milan’s Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche analyzed the diet of 767 renal cell cancer [...]

Research in gut model shows the prebiotic potential of almonds
 Almonds, as well as being high in vitamin E and other minerals, are also thought to have other health benefits, such as reducing cholesterol. Recently published research by the Institute of Food Research has identified potential prebiotic properties of almonds that could help improve our digestive [...]

A new study has found that vitamins C and E supplements may reduce memory loss in type-2 diabetics. Type-2 diabetics are at increased risk of memory loss.
The small study found that daily doses of 1000 mg of vitamin C and 800 IU of vitamin E improved mental function after carbohydrate-rich meals, and may protect against [...]

Epidemiological data and animal studies suggested that antioxidant compounds like vitamin E, vitamin C and beta-carotene might offer some protection against heart attack in individuals at risk.
But subsequent controlled clinical trials of vitamin E,  which showed little to no benefit from the vitamin, stymied that hope.
The reported failure of vitamin E to prevent heart attacks [...]