Participants in a large, 7-year study were found to have a 17% Greater risk for Prostate Cancer if they took 400IU of Vitamin E per day.
I know what I’m getting out of my medicine cabinet…
UPDATE!: Dr. Neal Barnard of eating to prevent Alzheimer’s fame introduced us to a MUCH safer source of Vitamin E.
Oh yeah, and it’s not just one type.
-It’s all 8! different types of it, in a slow-release form that won’t hurt you the way concentrated supplements sometimes do.
So here’s a post all about that awesome source.
The link to Dr. Neal’s talk is in there, too!
Find out the safe way to get Vitamin E into your diet.
Photo Credits: “WARNING ICON GLOSSY 14”, by resignent
Links:
• via: Cleveland Clinic
• More Coverage: USAToday | NIH-Prostate Cancer Risk from Vitamin E Supplements
• Source Study: JAMA-Vitamin E and the Risk of Prostate Cancer, The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)
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