Summary

Dr. Andrew Levy and his research team previously demonstrated that diabetics had as much as a 500% increased risk of developing heart disease. A five-year study of 2,000 diabetics with haptoglobin 2-2 is now being conducted in Israel and should support this study.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041119013656.htm

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• Despite recent reports that show use of high-dose vitamin E supplements is associated with a higher overall risk of dying, at least one group stands to benefit greatly from the same vitamin.
• About 40 percent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E supplements, according to a Technion-Israel Institute of Technology study published in the November 2004 Diabetes Care.
• High Doses Of Vitamin E Supplements Do More Harm Than Good (November 18, 2004) -- Daily vitamin E doses of 400 international units (IU) or more can increase the risk of death and should be avoided, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
• Vitamin Supplement Use May Reduce Effects Of Alzheimer's Disease (January 20, 2004) -- Antioxidant vitamin supplements, particularly vitamins E and C, may protect the aging brain against damage associated with the pathological changes of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study ...
• Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Show Potential As Heart Disease Treatments (August 22, 2001) -- Red wine and garlic aren't the only dietary supplements that keep our hearts healthy.
• The research team, led by Dr. Andrew Levy of the Faculty of Medicine, had earlier demonstrated that diabetics with a particular form of a blood protein called haptoglobin had as much as a 500% increased risk of developing heart disease.
• Dr. Levy's study analyzed serum samples that had been stored from the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) trial of 2000, designed to study the effect of antioxidant therapy such as vitamin E on cardiovascular risk.

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