Vitamin E may increase the life expectancy of males who have high dietary vitamin C intake and smoke less than a pack per day

Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Depending on the level of smoking and dietary vitamin C intake, vitamin E supplementation may extend the life-span of restricted groups of men, according to a new study. Several large randomized trials of humans found that vitamin E supplementation does not reduce mortality. However, depending on the level of smoking and dietary vitamin C intake, vitamin E supplementation may extend the life-span of restricted groups of men.

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