Research
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Alpha-tocopherol (Vitamin E) supplementation is ineffective in preventing ethanol-induced muscle lesions or restoring protein synthesis rates in alcoholics.
Taking Vitamin E supplements will not protect your muscles from the damage caused by alcohol. Studies show it fails to prevent the reduction in protein synthesis or other lesions caused by ethanol. The only way to prevent this specific damage is to stop drinking.
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However, experimental a-tocopherol supplementation is ineffective in preventing ethanol-induced lesions in muscle as defined by reduced rates of protein synthesis...
Why this rating
Supported by animal studies (Reilly et al., 2000) and contrasted with human data showing variable antioxidant status.
Source
Alcoholic skeletal muscle myopathy: definitions, features, contribution of neuropathy, impact and diagnosis
Victor R. Preedy et al. · European Journal of Neurology · 2001
DOI 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00303.x
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