The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7350 p604
21 May 2005

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Vitamin E may protect against Parkinson’s disease

Dietary vitamin E may protect against the development of Parkinson’s disease, a meta-analysis of eight studies of dietary vitamin intake has shown (Lancet Neurology 2005;4:362). The effect was significant for medium, but not high intake. No protective effect of either vitamin C or beta carotene was found.