Vitamin E may help prevent flu

A DAILY dose of Vitamin E may be able to help the elderly ward off the common cold, a study released Tuesday said.In a long-term study of nursing home residents, those given a daily Vitamin E supplement had significantly fewer colds and a 20 percent lower risk of catching a cold than a control group given a placebo, or dummy pill.
The supplements did not appear to have any effect on lower respiratory tract infections, such as acute bronchitis or pneumonia, or seasonal allergies, but were associated with a lower incidence of viral infections of the common-cold variety.

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