Vitamin E May Protect the Cardiovascular System of Diabetics

[Seymore Spectacles]

Daily vitamin E supplements (500 International Units) were found to decrease levels of a protein associated with higher risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and ultimately cardiovascular disease in this study with 37 type-2 diabetics, published in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases.

"Vitamin E might therefore be effective in preventing early endothelial damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus, possibly representing a new tool for endothelial protection," wrote lead author Arianna Vignini from Polytechnic University of Marche in Ancona.

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[Dolev]

Vitamin E will also prevent foot amputations in diabetics, as shown 60 years ago by the Shute brothers. More recently, it was shown that E increases blood flow in the retina, which should prevent the loss of vision common to diabetics. Both of these are for the same reason: increase in capillary blood flow, which I'm sure helps a lot of other things also.