Vitamin E: Lee Swanson Research Update

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Swanson Health Products wrote:

 

Research Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 18, 2004

 

Dear Friends and Valued Customers,

 

I have been involved in the dietary supplement industry since I was a

teenager (I won’t say how long ago that was), and over the years I have

seen research turn around on itself. One day eating eggs is bad for

you...the next day it’s good.

 

Those changes usually come about because of limited research on any

given subject. In other words, not enough research has been done to

determine what really is correct. The media is ready, willing and eager

to pick up on news about health supplements, particularly if the news

sheds a bad light on their effectiveness.

 

The recent flap about vitamin E however, is way off base. Vitamin E is

one of the most thoroughly studied vitamins in existence, and one of

the most important for maintaining good health. In a meta-analysis

published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine,

researchers reported that taking high doses of vitamin E (greater than

400 IU per day) increased risk of death. They concluded that vitamin E

should be avoided.

 

Julian Whitaker, M.D. was among the first to respond. This nationally

respected doctor stated, “the participants in this review of studies

were already suffering from a wide range of medical conditions from

heart disease and cancer to kidney disease and Alzheimer’s. As the

researchers themselves admitted, it’s impossible to ascertain if

results would be the same in a healthy population.”

 

Dr. Whitaker added, “The statistical analysis is suspect. Only nine of

the 19 studies focused solely on vitamin E, while 10 looked at vitamin

E combined with other vitamins and minerals, thus, any outcome can

hardly be conclusive.”

 

For your information, I am publishing the Council for Responsible

Nutrition’s (CRN) response to the meta-analysis. Read it below. I am

also including a study that shows a reduced risk of developing type II

diabetes in people with a high intake of vitamin E.

 

Don’t give up on vitamin E. It is very safe and effective across a

broad spectrum of health concerns.

 

As always, I wish you the very best of health,

 

Lee Swanson

 

 

 

 

CRN

questions conclusions reached by researchers in recent vitamin E

meta-analysis

Washington, D.C.-A meta-analysis on vitamin E and all-cause

mortality (ACM) from the on-line issue of Annals of Internal

Medicine inappropriately tries to draw conclusions for the whole

population based on a combination of studies of people who were already

at grave risk with existing diseases including cancer, heart disease,

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and kidney failure, says the Council for

Responsible Nutrition (CRN).

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Vitamin

E and beta-cryptoxanthin intake reduces risk of type II diabetes

A study undertaken in Finland has determined that the intake

of vitamin E and the carotenoid beta-cryptoxanthin can help cut the

chances of developing type II diabetes in adults.

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