The group who had taken vitamin E alone derived no statistically significant benefit from doing so. They suggest that the role of vitamin E needs further exploration. The Lancet, Vol. 447-55 Brown, Morris. The Lancet, Vol.
Fish oils are beneficial in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
They do, however, oxidize very easily and therefore add to the oxidant stress on the body. An experiment was recently carried out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to see if an increased intake of vitamin E could counteract this detrimental effect of fish oils. Forty men aged 32 to 44 were involved. The men consumed a controlled diet for a total of 28 weeks. The vitamin E concentration in the red blood cells dropped very significantly when fish oil was ingested but more than recovered with the vitamin E supplement.