Vitamin E increases the risk of stroke?

Scientists have worked with nearly 120,000 people, half of whom are supplemented with pure vitamin E. Research shows that vitamin E increases the risk of stroke by brain hemorrhage by up to 22% for those who use it.

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However, cerebral haemorrhagic stroke is the least common type of stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked, or ruptures causing bleeding in the brain or surrounding brain tissue.

Excessive use of Vitamin E can lead to stroke. Illustration

According to researcher Markus Schürks of Harvard Medical School, the increased risk of stroke due to hemorrhage is relatively small. For every 1250 people taking vitamin E, there is a risk of complications from brain bleeding. Another statistic shows the number: about 1 in 5 people have a stroke due to haemorrhage, the rest is an ischemic stroke.

For this most common type of stroke, studies say, vitamin E may actually reduce the risk by 10%.

Therefore, in the UK, millions of people take vitamin E supplements daily, either in pure form or in vitamin tablets.

In addition, it is a powerful antioxidant. A previous study also showed that it may reduce the risk of coronary heart failure. However, the dose taken into the body needs to be reasonable and should avoid overuse of this vitamin.