For decades, vitamin E supplements were extremely popular. Early laboratory studies suggested it could prevent inflammation and plaque buildup in the arteries. However, when large human trials tested high doses (usually 400 IU or more per day), the results revealed a far more complicated reality.
What Science Says: The Risk of Stroke
A large-scale meta-analysis, involving more than 100,000 participants, yielded crucial data:
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Vitamin E supplementation has been associated with an approximately 22% increased relative risk of hemorrhagic stroke.
Conversely, there was an approximately 10% reduction in the risk of ischemic stroke.
