Dr. Eliseo Guallar, co-author of new Johns Hopkins High-Dosage Vitamin E Supplementation Study

Dr. Eliseo Guallar is an Assistant Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University. He is a medical doctor and has a Ph.D. in Public Health.

Dr. Guallar was one of the co-authors of a new study, released today, entitled "Meta-Analysis: High-Dosage Vitamin E Supplementation May Increase All-Cause Mortality".

This study's conclusion was that "High-dosage (equal to or greater than 400 International Units [IU] per day) vitamin E supplements may increase all-cause mortality and should be avoided."

To read a press release from Johns Hopkins Medicine about this study, click here.

In the words of that press release, "The study results showed that people taking vitamin E supplements of 400 IU or more per day had an increased risk of death."

The study's lead author was internist Edgar R. Miller III, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  According to Dr. Miller, "Our study results do not support the use of high-dose vitamin E supplements.  If people are taking a multivitamin, they should make sure it contains no more than a low dose of vitamin E. A lot of people take vitamins because they believe it will benefit their health in the long term and prolong life.  But our study shows that use of high-dose vitamin E supplements certainly did not prolong life, but was associated with a higher risk of death."

To hear Dr. Guallar's interview with Etopia Media Medical News Network about this study, its findings, and its recommendations, click here.