# Does Vitamin E Prevents the Heart Diseases?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vitamin-e-prevents-the-heart-diseases/63112>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 24, 2001, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vitamin-e-prevents-the-heart-diseases/63112 "2001-04-24T10:21:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lan\_17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Lan\_17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lan_17)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2001, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vitamin-e-prevents-the-heart-diseases/63112/1 "2001-04-24T10:21:47Z")

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hello to all medical doctors out there. Im 17, a freshman student from the philippines. I’ll be having my thesis paper, and so i would like to ask help from u.

Im currently conducting surveys about my thesis and i needed facts to prove if vitamin e does prevent heart diseases or not. I look forward in hearing true and valid information from u. Pls help me:)

I already have the facts and articles but it seemed not to give accurate answers if it can prevent heart diseases or not. I hope to hear from u. any related facts or information would be highly appreciated. thank u very much. God bless u all.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vitamin-e-prevents-the-heart-diseases/63112/2 "2001-04-25T02:03:16Z")

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Short answer. Maybe it does, but it hasn’t been adequately proven.

[http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000915/1359.html](http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000915/1359.html)

Do I recommend it to my cardiac patients and my high-risk patients (diabetics, high cholesterol, hypertension, smokers)? You bet I do. What do I tell them? That it probably won’t hurt, and it might help.

Qadgop, MD

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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vitamin-e-prevents-the-heart-diseases/63112/3 "2001-04-25T03:42:03Z")

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Hmmm… Are you pals with **jhyll06**? You posted essentially the identical question within a short while of one and other. Look [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=68625) for my answer to him/her.

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**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vitamin-e-prevents-the-heart-diseases/63112/4 "2001-04-25T04:19:59Z")

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[Moderator Hat ON]

This is a duplicate topic, and should probably be posted in GQ anyway. Please post any comments re heart disease and Vitamin E in [the GQ thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=68625). I am locking this thread.

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[Edited by Gaudere on 04-24-2001 at 11:22 PM]