Is that the sound of gelcaps plunking into trash cans? It could be, after publication of a new study reporting that vitamin E supplements fail to promote overall health in older people at risk for heart problems and might even hike their chances of developing heart failure.
That’s not the only recent count against vitamin E, an oily substance usually dispensed in clear capsules.
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