Breaking Research For 4-20-99

Vitamin E supplements reduce stroke risk

A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology showed that vitamin supplements containing even modest amounts of vitamin E are protective against ischemic stroke.

Ischemic stroke is caused by a clot or arterial disease blocking blood flow to the brain. A study conducted by researchers at New York's Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital comparing 342 stroke patients to 501 healthy people showed that vitamin E supplements can reduce stroke risk by 53%.

While stroke risk was not significantly different between patients and healthy study participants when investigators compared dietary intake of vitamin E, "higher total vitamin E intake significantly decreased stroke risk by 53%," they report, an effect they attributed mainly to vitamin supplementation.

According to US government guidelines, people need 15 IU of dietary vitamin E a day as a minimum requirement. However, as researcher Dr. Richard Benson pointed out, very few people in their study achieved even that level of vitamin E from dietary sources alone. In comparison, vitamin supplements typically contain 30 to 50 IU vitamin E, he noted.

This study joins the hundreds of others that clearly show Vitamin E supplements in concentration above the US recommended guideline provide indisputable health benefits.

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