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Vitamin E Treatment Report
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What is Vitamin E? Antioxidants such as vitamin E act to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of energy metabolism. It is the collective name for a set of 8 related tocopherols and tocotrienols, fat-soluble vitamins with antioxidant properties.
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Reasons Taken
61 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin E.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 27 | 44% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 17 | 27% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 1% |
| Don't know | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Vitamin E or how long patients were taking Vitamin E before stopping.
