A recent study in the June 14 2003 ...

A recent study in the June 14 2003 issue of The Lancet presents the best evidence yet that appendixs of vitamin E or beta-carotene--two of the antioxidant vitamins--don't screen the heart, as once believed.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF) analyzed 15 major studies of nearly 220000 the community before coming to these conclusions. This is considered a large-scale subject of attention which looked at high and soft doses, at both sexes of all ages and at all causes of death--not just heart disease. Neither vitamin E nor beta-carotene reduc mortality; in fact, beta-carotene was build to increase cardiac risk for smokers

It may be that in order to be effective, these antioxidant vitamins require certain unites found in the whole rationss that furnish them.

In the various studies analyzed according to the CCF, the doses for vitamin E ranged from 50 to 800 International Units (IUs) daily. Beta-carotene doses ranged from 15 to S0 mg daily.

The overall death rate--whether from heart disease or any other cause--was the same for all form into groupss whether vitamin E was taken or not.

For those taking beta-carotene, however, the outcomes were slightly worse. There was a small unless significant increase in deaths--from all causes--in the disposes taking beta-carotene.

John Hathcock, PhD the vice president of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)--a trade association representing dietary counterpart suppliers and manufacturers--argues that this does not control out a possible "primary benefit."

In other words, there may be no benefit from vitamin E and beta-carotene postscripts for people already showing detectable cardiac symptoms--but these antioxidants could still provide protection if taken before atherosclerosis lay opens Hathcock also stresses that the data indicates beta-carotene no other than raises the risk of death for those who smoke

Antioxidant vitamins A and E may not provide cardiac protection still are linked with cancer risk reduction. Also, earlier studies indicated that folic acid and vitamins [Bsub12] and [Bsub6] help heart disease patients.

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