Washington: A recent research conducted at the University of Helsinki states that consumption of Vitamin E may prevent the risk of pneumonia in non-smoking, middle-aged men.
The researchers studied whether Vitamin E supplementation might influence the risk of community-acquired pneumonia. They analyzed the data of the randomized trial (Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention [ATBC] Study) which was conducted in Finland between 1985-1993 and included male smokers aged from 50 to 69 years.
The age when the participant started to smoke significantly modified the effect of Vitamin E on pneumonia. Vitamin E decreased the risk of pneumonia by 35 percent in 7,469 participants, who had started smoking at a later age, at 21 years or older the vitamin had no apparent effect on pneumonia for those, who had started to smoke at a younger age.
Among the 7,469 participants who started to smoke at a later age, Vitamin E supplementation reduced the incidence of pneumonia by 69 percent in a subgroup of 2,216 light smokers who exercised in their leisure time. In this subgroup, Vitamin E prevented pneumonia in 12.9 percent of the participants by the time they reached the age of 74 years, which corresponds to one in eight getting a benefit from the vitamin.
The researchers studied whether Vitamin E supplementation might influence the risk of community-acquired pneumonia. They analyzed the data of the randomized trial (Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention [ATBC] Study) which was conducted in Finland between 1985-1993 and included male smokers aged from 50 to 69 years.
The age when the participant started to smoke significantly modified the effect of Vitamin E on pneumonia. Vitamin E decreased the risk of pneumonia by 35 percent in 7,469 participants, who had started smoking at a later age, at 21 years or older the vitamin had no apparent effect on pneumonia for those, who had started to smoke at a younger age.
Among the 7,469 participants who started to smoke at a later age, Vitamin E supplementation reduced the incidence of pneumonia by 69 percent in a subgroup of 2,216 light smokers who exercised in their leisure time. In this subgroup, Vitamin E prevented pneumonia in 12.9 percent of the participants by the time they reached the age of 74 years, which corresponds to one in eight getting a benefit from the vitamin.
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