Dear Friends, the following article may be of interest to some of you. Best, Kathrynne =========================================== Dietary intake of vitamin E may reduce risk of Parkinson's disease Research News Release : 21-Oct-2002 < http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-10/aaon-dio101502.php > Previous research has implicated oxidative damage (cell degradation) in the development of Parkinson's disease. Because vitamins E, C and carotenoids are antioxidants, researchers recently studied the associations between their intake and risk of Parkinson's disease. -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" http://www.parkinson.org/ "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn