Vitamin E and Brain Health: When “Excessive Caution” Can Become a Risk for Seniors

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 Vitamin E supplementation has been associated with an approximately 22% increased relative  risk of hemorrhagic stroke.

Conversely, there was an approximately 10% reduction in the risk of ischemic stroke.

Although ischemic stroke is more common, hemorrhagic stroke usually has more severe consequences and higher mortality rates. For many experts, this “trade-off” is not worthwhile, especially for widespread use in the elderly population. These risks seem to be limited to supplements, and not to the consumption of foods rich in the vitamin.

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