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Published online 10 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041108-9
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Excess vitamin E may harm health
'Health-boosting' supplements shown to increase risk of death.
Stocking up on vitamin E pills may damage more than the contents of your wallet. The dose of vitamin E contained in off-the-shelf supplements can increase your risk of dying, if taken daily, researchers have found.
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