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Recently i read in nyt that vitamin e supplements are linked to reduced life expectancy.scary! should we avoid e containing multivit?
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Im glad you ask: Vitamin e is an interesting vitamin that has had a bad reputation lately. It is a complicated vitamin made up of 8 subunits. A recent study showed that it increases risk of prostate cancer. However theres much more to the story than the general public is aware of. Most of the vitamin E studies performed are done using synthetic vitamin e. Vitamin e from food sources havent shown to be harmful.
Answered 3/11/2015
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Avoid: Yes, a study of 35, 000 men taking vitamin E showed a higher prostate cancer risk. Based on such evidence, men should not be taking vitamin E or vitamin E containing multivitamins.
Answered 2/18/2015
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