Healthy Articles: Vitamins C and E Don't Cut Heart Risks

Study Shows Vitamins Don't Help Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes

Nov. 10, 2008 -- An eight-year study involving nearly 15,000 male physicians failed to show a benefit for vitamins C and E in preventing heart attacks or strokes.

The new study supports previous findings from other large trials showing no benefit for vitamin E. But it is one of the first large studies to examine the impact of vitamin C supplementation on cardiovascular risk.