‘Vitamin E’ Archive

Vitamin E + N-acetyl cysteine supplementation reduces throat cancer risk

Wednesday, 10 December 2008, filed under N-acetyl cysteine, Vitamin E; No Comments.

This study, which builds on previous research that esophageal cancer is caused in part by oxidative stress following gastroesophageal reflux (heartburn), shows that supplementation with vitamin E and N-acetyl cysteine goes some way to protect against this.
Effect of alpha-tocopherol, N-acetylcysteine and omeprazole on esophageal adenocarcinoma formation in a rat surgical model.
Int J Cancer. 2008 Oct [...]

Now, Vitamins C & E (in low doses) don’t prevent cancer, either

Monday, 17 November 2008, filed under Vitamin C, Vitamin E; No Comments.

The Physicians’ Health Study II was a large-scale, long term, randomized clinical trail that included 14,641 physicians taking either 500mg vitamin C or 400IU vitamin E or their respective placebos. It was found that after a follow-up of 10 years, no effect was found on the incidence of total cancer.
It was noted that while there [...]

Vitamins E and C not helpful in preventing heart attacks

Tuesday, 11 November 2008, filed under Vitamin C, Vitamin E; No Comments.

According to a report brought to my attention by Sciencedaily.com, a study on the risk of major cardiovascular events while taking vitamin C and E showed no effect in reducing their incidence.
While the historical studies seemed to suggest that vitamin E and C supplementation might reduce cardiovascular disease on account of their anti-oxidant properties; in [...]