Study: Vitamin E may be key to slowing Alzheimer’s

Vitamin E may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. Photo by Flickr user Bradley Stemke.

A recent study revealed a ray of hope in the effort to battle Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that high doses of vitamin E may slow the progression of the disease in mild-to-moderate cases.
In the study, the doses did not delay the loss of thinking abilities and did not work while taking other Alzheimer’s medication. When taken alone, however, the study showed that Vitamin E led to the preservation of skills such as making meals, bathing and getting dressed for six months over a two year period.

The study was conducted with more than 619 mostly all male, older veterans who had a 19 percent lower rate in decline of daily skills than the placebo group.

This study is still in its early stages and doctors do not recommend changing current treatments without a doctor’s approval or stockpiling vitamin E, but they see it as an encouraging sign in Alzheimer’s treatment.

H/T Aileen Graef