Vitamin C is important for keeping blood pressure low
Vitamin C is important for keeping blood pressure low A new study from the University of California, Berkeley has linked a high intake of vitamin C to lower…
Antioxidants don't lower cancer risk in women
Antioxidants don't lower cancer risk in women There's more evidence that supplementing with antioxidants may not prevent cancer, particularly in women. …
Vitamin E supplements may harm men who smoke
Vitamin E supplements may harm men who smoke Taking antioxidant vitamin E supplements may increase the risk of pneumonia in some middle-age men who smoke,…
Vitamin D lowers risk of heart attacks and strokes
Vitamin D lowers risk of heart attacks and strokes New evidence from the Framingham Heart Study reveals people with low levels of vitamin D are twice as…
High calcium diet may lower heart disease risk
High calcium diet may lower heart disease risk Eating a calcium-rich diet along with regular exercise could lower the risk of metabolic syndrome, according…
Vitamin E does not affect arthritis risk in women
Vitamin E does not affect arthritis risk in women Taking vitamin E supplements doesn't lower a woman's risk of rheumatoid arthritis, according to an…
Gingko Biloba does not prevent cognitive decline
Gingko Biloba does not prevent cognitive decline Older adults who were not cognitively impaired - or have mild cognitive impairment - will not benefit from…
Low vitamin D levels linked to cardiac death
Low vitamin D levels linked to cardiac death Vitamin D deficiency is associated with heart dysfunction, sudden cardiac death, and death due to heart failure,…
Vitamin E or C supplements likely don't reduce cancer risk
Vitamin E or C supplements likely don't reduce cancer risk Men who take supplements of vitamin E or C are no more or less likely to develop cancer than men…
Heart disease risk is not reduced by antioxidant supplements
Heart disease risk is not reduced by antioxidant supplements Supplementing with antioxidants vitamin C or vitamin E does not cut the risk of heart disease,…