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Vitamin E supplementation had no effect on the development of nephropathy in people with diabetes.
Practitioners should note that vitamin E does not prevent nephropathy in high-risk diabetic patients.
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Vitamin E...had...no effect on...overt nephropathy.
Why this rating
Based on a large randomized clinical trial.
Source
Effects of Vitamin E on Cardiovascular and Microvascular Outcomes in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes
Eva Lonn et al. · Diabetes Care · 2002
DOI 10.2337/diacare.25.11.1919
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