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Six-year vitamin E supplementation increased tuberculosis risk by 72% in male smokers who had high dietary vitamin C intake, but vitamin E had no effect on those who had low dietary vitamin C intake, according to a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
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A lack of vitamins and minerals in people’s diet could contribute to an increased risk of cancer, according to Bruce Ames of the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute in California. He suggests vitamin supplements might be a cheap and effective way to prevent diseases among most vulnerable groups. Continue Reading…

Elderly people deficient in a key type of vitamin B could have a three times higher chance of developing dementia, researchers say. A report authored by scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry in London and the National University Medical School in Korea found a greatly increased risk among those lacking vitamin B9, otherwise known as folate.

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