The Over 65 Vitamin Health Tips Page
Vitamin E (100 IU +) a day reduced the progression of atherosclerosis in
people who weren't taking cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Circulation 94: 2369 Nov. 1996
In young children, chronic constipation can be a manifestation of
intolerance of cow's milk.
(N Engl J Med 1998;339:1100-4.)
Megadoses of Vitamins A, B6, C, E and zinc reduce bladder tumor recurrence.
J. of Urology, Jan. 1994
Vitamins and trace elements helps people with too little tearing.
Opthalmologica 1993
Vitamin E (200mg) boosts immunity in the elderly.
JAMA May 1997; 277:1380-1386
Vitamin D prevents winter depression.
Nearly 60% of adults admitted to a hospital in the U.S. have insufficient levels of Vitamin D.
New England Journal of Medicine March 19, 1998.
Women taking 400 mg of vit. C long-term were 77% less likely
to develop cataracts. (Tufts' Nurses Study)
Amer. J. of Clinical Nutrition 1997; 66:911-16
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