Vitamin E can raise life expectancy

A recent study¹ shows that vitamin E can extend life expectancy. Researchers have determined that older male smokers who smoke less than one packet of cigarettes a day and have an adequate supply of vitamin C can live two years longer if they take vitamin E.

Vitamin E protects against aggressive free radicals – which are released by the body at a higher rate when smoking – and against oxidative stress, which accelerates ageing.

The study by the University of Helsinki investigated the influence of vitamin E on the death rate. The data from around 11,000 male smokers over 65 years of age was evaluated and the following findings resulted. Vitamin E had a significant effect on test persons over 71 as it lowered the death rate in this age group by 24 per cent. For 2,284 men over 71 who did not smoke more than one packet of cigarettes per day and took vitamin C (90 mg per day), vitamin E prolonged their lives by up to two years.

If you wish to reap the benefits of a vitamin E supplement, taking a pharmacy preparation is recommended. The registered medicine Optovit fortissimum 500 contains vitamin E from natural plant-based oils.

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1) Hemilä H, Kaprio J.; Vitamin E may affect the life expectancy of men, depending on dietary vitamin C intake and smoking; Age Ageing, 2011, Jan 17