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Can vitamin E prevent cardiovascular events and cancer?

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boxed-textThe HOPE and HOPE-TOO trial investigators (2005) Effects of long-term vitamin E supplementation on cardiovascular events and cancer. JAMA 293: 1338–1347

Vitamin E should not be given to individuals with established coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, prior stroke or diabetes

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