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thesis: vitamin e helps reduce physical decline

Researchers have found that vitamin E may help prevent physical decline in those over the age of 65. You'd be too old to care by then, but those who had low levels of vitamin E performed worse than those who had high levels of vitamin E on basic physical ability tests. The study was performed by researchers at the Yale University of Medicine around Florence, Italy. There were 698 volunteers, but the mean and standard deviation of the scores is unknown. I'm sorry. :(

Vitamin E is actually an antioxidant, and while it has been claimed to help reduce heart problems, most of the data or studies made were ambiguous. The only solid fact about vitamin E is that it is an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect tissue against the damage of free radicals. Interesting enough, the studies suggested no link with any other essential vitamins.

This does not, however, mean you should start taking vitamin e supplements, like what I am doing. The supplements haven't been proved to create an effect; only vitamin E has been identified as a contributing factor. Yet high doses of vitamin E will probably kill you. Overall, good nutrition can help improve the quality of life in many elderly people.

If you want to stock on that vitamin E for the future, it can be found in wheat germ, soya, nuts, seeds, olives, and green leafy vegetables. I'll just continue taking my supplements and pass on the vegetables.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7204293.stm
http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080124/r_t_ians_sc/tsc-vitamin-e-may-help-prevent-physical-1bdf89b.html