Elsevier

The Lancet

Volume 356, Issue 9241, 4 November 2000, Pages 1573-1574
The Lancet

Research Letters
Dietary vitamin E, IgE concentrations, and atopy

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Summary

Vitamin E inhibits IgE responses to allergic stimuli in animals. We investigated the relation between dietary vitamin E intake and serum IgE concentrations and atopy, measured as allergen skin sensitisation, in a random sample of 2633 adults. Higher concentrations of vitamin E intake were associated with lower serum IgE concentrations and a lower frequency of allergen sensitisation. These findings may explain the beneficial effect of dietary vitamin E on the incidence of asthma.

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