US study claims vitamin E intake could cut risk of lung disease
Long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 per cent in both smokers and non-smokers, according to a US study. The researchers, based at Cornell University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, presented their findings at […]
A study supports lutein safety for infant formula
The inclusion of lutein into infant formula is safe and does not affect growth in the infants, according to a new study. The scientists recruited 232 infants and randomly assigned them to receive either a control formula (Wyeth S-26 Gold) or an experimental formula with additional lutein at a level of 200 micrograms per litre. […]
Effect of vitamin E on infection could be determined by genes
The ability of vitamin E to help fight respiratory tract infections in the elderly may be impacted by a person’s sex and their genetics, suggests a new study. Writing last month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the authors set out to investigate why vitamin E supplementation is more effective at reducing infection in […]
