Vitamin E improves blood vessel function in children with high cholesterol

Vitamin E supplements have been shown to improve blood vessel function in children with an inherited tendency to abnormalities in blood fats.

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco studied blood vessel function in 33 healthy young people, aged from six to 21. All these young people had an inherited tendency to high blood fat levels and these were high at the time of the study.

The study participants, who included 12 healthy control subjects, took 800 IU of vitamin E and 1000 mg of vitamin C daily for six weeks. The researchers assessed blood vessel function after this time and found that it was significantly improved. Previous studies have shown such benefits in adult populations.

Journal of Pediatrics