Voeding en gezondheid - onduidelijk verband tussen inname van vitamine E en het risico op coronaire hartziekten

- Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant and is possibly involved in the prevention of coronary heart disease by inhibiting oxidative modification of LDL cholesterol.

- The results of studies on the association between vitamin-E intake and coronary heart disease are inconsistent in observational studies and absent in large-scale intervention studies.

- This may be the consequence of confounding in observational studies and imperfections in the design of intervention trials.

- Another explanation is that vitamin E may only function protectively in the presence of sufficient co-antioxidants.

- At present, there is no evidence that vitamin E lowers the risk of coronary heart disease.