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

People who consumed the highest average intakes of vitamin E from the diet were 25 percent less likely to develop dementia than people with the lowest average intakes, according to new data published in the

A combination of different vitamin E forms could help prevent cognitive deterioration in advanced age, according to the results of a study from Sweden. Published this week in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, the findings

Commission Regulation has amended European Regulation 983/2009 on the authorisation and refusal of certain health claims made on food and referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health.  One of

A daily supplement of lutein in combination with vitamin A may slow vision loss associated with retinitis pigmentosa, according to the results of a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial.   Writing in the Archives of Ophthalmology,

Increased intakes of soy and its isoflavones may decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight women, says a new study from Japan. The risk of type 2 diabetes was 40 to 50 per