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Vit E should not be taken with the iron, since it changes iron's oxidation
state and causes
it to be less well absorbed. But if the only way you get it is
in a multiple, go ahead and do it.
- Vitamins and trace elements helps people with too little tearing.
Opthalmologica 1993
- One cold can wipe out your vitamin A reserves.
Vit. C reduces risk of complications of angioplasty.
Amer. J. of Cardiology 1996; 78: 1284-6
- Vit E protects the lung function of the elderly.
Amer. J. Crit. Care Med. Nov. 22, 1996
- Vitamin D prevents winter depression.
- 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
- Megadoses of Vitamins A, B6, C, E and zinc reduce bladder tumor recurrence.
J. of Urology, Jan. 1994
- Vitamin E (200mg) boosts immunity in the elderly.
JAMA (MAY) 1997; 277:1380-1386
- Nearly 60% of adults admitted to a hospital in the U.S. have
insufficient levels of Vitamin D. Even 85%
in the over-65 group.
March 19, 1998 New England Journal
of Medicine.
- Risk of Parkinson's goes down as Vit. E consumption goes up.
Arch. of Neurology 1997; 54: 762-65
- 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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