Vitamin E may help slow Alzheimer’s decline

Daily supplements of vitamin E can slow functional decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease, research has found.

Over 2.3 years, patients with mild to moderate symptoms who took the supplements experienced an annual 19% reduction in the extent to which Alzheimer’s affected their daily lives.

The effect amounted to a “clinically meaningful” delay in worsening ability to deal with daily activities such as shopping, preparing meals and travelling of 6.2 months, according to the US study authors.