Results of a study indicate that taking supplements of vitamin E do not help reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women.
The Dr. Elizabeth W. Karlson of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues concluded that, despite the existence of plausible biological mechanisms, the current random testing has not shown that the use of supplements of vitamin E in the long term, decreases the risk of developing arthritis rheumatoid.
Data from previous observational studies have shown that diets high in dietary antioxidants are associated with lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
As part of the Study of Women's Health (Women's Health Study), 39,144 women with at least 45 years were randomized vitamin E in a dosage of 600 International Units (IU) every other day or placebo.
During follow-up, which lasted around 10 years, 50 women in the vitamin E group and 56 in the placebo group developed rheumatoid arthritis. These results, published in the Nov. 15 edition of "Arthritis Care and Research, suggest that vitamin E supplements did not significantly affect the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Approximately 20 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body confuses healthy tissue with foreign substances and an attack on itself. The disease causes pain, stiffness and swelling in several articulation, and the inflammation also can develop in other organs. Studies have suggested that rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk heart.
The Dr. Elizabeth W. Karlson of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues concluded that, despite the existence of plausible biological mechanisms, the current random testing has not shown that the use of supplements of vitamin E in the long term, decreases the risk of developing arthritis rheumatoid.
Data from previous observational studies have shown that diets high in dietary antioxidants are associated with lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
As part of the Study of Women's Health (Women's Health Study), 39,144 women with at least 45 years were randomized vitamin E in a dosage of 600 International Units (IU) every other day or placebo.
During follow-up, which lasted around 10 years, 50 women in the vitamin E group and 56 in the placebo group developed rheumatoid arthritis. These results, published in the Nov. 15 edition of "Arthritis Care and Research, suggest that vitamin E supplements did not significantly affect the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Approximately 20 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body confuses healthy tissue with foreign substances and an attack on itself. The disease causes pain, stiffness and swelling in several articulation, and the inflammation also can develop in other organs. Studies have suggested that rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk heart.
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