Low levels of vitamin E can lead to a high risk of miscarriage

A new study shows a link between low vitamin E and high rates of miscarriage.

Research conducted for women in Bangladesh showed that a better diet could lead to better pregnancy results.

For years, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, in the US state of Maryland, have worked with local rural groups in Bangladesh to study maternal and child health. .

In this new study, they focused on the amount of vitamin E in blood samples taken from pregnant women at the beginning.

The research leader, Kerry Schulze, said her group found an association between vitamin E levels and the risk of miscarriage.

Vitamin E is also possible by taking additional supplements.

Schulze said: "Early-stage pregnant women who have enough vitamin E in their blood are half as likely to miscarry."

About 10% of women with low vitamin E levels miscarry, compared with 5% of pregnant women with higher levels of vitamin E miscarriage.

Vitamin E is found in some cooking oils and nuts, part of a regular diet with a variety of foods.

Vitamin E is also possible by taking additional supplements. Many pregnant women in Bangladesh have supplemented with iron and folate ( vitamin B9 ), but Ms. Schulze said that supplementing with vitamin E may not be effective in preventing miscarriage, which may occur in the early stages. pregnant.

Schulze stressed: " Pregnant women often do not take supplements until they are in the later stages of pregnancy. After that time, the opportunity to prevent miscarriage may have closed." .

The new study was published in the American Clinical Nutrition magazine.