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Association of dietary vitamin E intake with risk of lung cancer: a dose-response meta-analysis.

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition2017The record

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  • α-tocopherol — decreases lung cancer incidence

    Evidence strength: very limited.Findingreplicated ×1
    “With every 2 mg/d increase in dietary vitamin E intake, the risk of lung cancer statistically decreased by 5% (RR=0.95, 95% CI =0.91-0.99, plinearity=0.0237).”
    Quoted verbatim from Association of dietary vitamin E intake with risk of lung cancer: a dose-response meta-analysis..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Dose
    per 2 mg/d increase in dietary intake
    Population
    Participants in pooled observational studies of dietary vitamin E intake and lung cancer; dose-response estimate per 2 mg/d increase

    Effect 0.95 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.91 to 0.99

    Association of dietary vitamin E intake with risk of lung cancer: a dose-response meta-analysis.2017PMID:2824470510.6133/apjcn.032016.04Permalink