Vitamin E Supplements Are Essential, Doctors Write; 'Rarely Does Person Get Enough Vitamin E From Diet' WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- If you want to get "the same high- quality health care your doctor gets," include Vitamin E supplements in your daily diet. That's the advice from Dr. Kevin J. Soden and Dr. Christine Dumas, seen regularly on NBC News' "Today" program. In their new book, "Special Treatment," the doctors conclude: "Our advice is to take a Vitamin E supplement containing 400 IU (international units) per day." Studies have shown that Vitamin E "can lower the risk of heart attack in women by 40 percent and that of men by 35 percent," the doctors wrote. Describing Vitamin E as a "fat-soluble vitamin known as an antioxidant (it slows oxidation in your body)," they pointed out that "oxidation causes the cells in your arteries to absorb the 'bad' or LDL cholesterol, which promotes plaque formation and the narrowing of arteries. "This vitamin (Vitamin E) is believed to limit the buildup of this dangerous cholesterol in artery walls. If you take 400 IU of Vitamin E daily, your cardiovascular system has a better chance of remaining young." The "key to success" of Vitamin E is using it before the buildup of plaque in your arteries occurs and before they get permanently hardened, Drs. Soden and Dumas wrote in a section of their book entitled "Vitamin E and Your Heart." "Rarely does a person get enough Vitamin E from his or her diet, so supplements are essential," they said. DATASOURCE: Foods for the Future CONTACT: Dean Reed, +1-202-223-3532, for Foods for the Future

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