Other nutrients including Vitamin E have looked just as promising and later proved disappointments, he adds.
Studies of treatment with estrogen, ginkgo biloba, vitamin E and vitamin B supplementation have been done.
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The vitamin E intake in the study was far higher, at 300 IU per day.
They are rich in Vitamin E, magnesium and healthy fats, which makes the snack nutritious and satisfying.
Vitamin E in particular can help boost collagen, a protein that gives skin its structure, she says.
Vitamin E intake is generally a concern only at very high doses, above 1500 IU per day.
Vitamin E did not lower the risk of asthma, a condition associated with a higher risk of COPD.
"Though vitamin E is important to health, we aren't suggesting people take more than a multivitamin, " said Benson.
Several nutrients, like vitamin C and vitamin E, may help protect your body against the damaging effects of alcohol.
The idea that vitamin E can reduce the risk of developing COPD is "biologically plausible, " says Yvonne Kelly, Ph.
For people concerned about their lung health, taking vitamin E and C is not a bad idea, says Blumberg.
The amount of vitamin E consumed by stroke participants before their strokes was compared to consumption by healthy participants.
The treatment starts with a red wine and vitamin E exfoliant applied all over the body to scrub away dry skin cells.
Fat helps with the absorption of fat soluble vitamins, of which vitamin E may be particularly important for brain health.
However, some analyses have suggested that beta-carotene, vitamin A and vitamin E supplements may shorten life rather than extend it.
However, one suggested that head-and-neck-cancer patients who took vitamin E did not live as long as those who did not.
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That study, also published in JAMA, found that risk of cancer INCREASED for men taking vitamin E, selenium, or both.
Scientists are to begin clinical trials to determine if eating more foods rich in vitamin E during pregnancy prevents childhood asthma.
"People are reaping protective benefits from vitamin E simply by taking a multivitamin, " said neurologist and study author Dr. Richard Benson of CPMC.
"Blue" is the most requested vitamin pack among these men: a concoction of B1 and vitamin E that claims to offer relief from exhaustion.
There may be interactions between vitamin E and the other nutrients.
Dark green leafy vegetables like kale, romaine lettuce and spinach, which are good sources of vitamin E, seem to be particularly important in protecting your brain.
Last month, results of the long-term Physicians' Health Study II reported that that neither vitamin E nor vitamin C supplements lower the risk of prostate cancer.
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Half were given 1000mg of vitamin C, and 400 IU of vitamin E a day, and compared with the other women, who received a placebo instead.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nutritional database, 100 grams of grapeseed oil contains 28.8 milligrams of the antioxidant vitamin E double that of olive oil.
According to Sims, the new study offers an incentive to look closer at the potential to use vitamin E or other antioxidants to help prevent COPD.
By contrast, high doses of antioxidants such as beta carotene or vitamin E slightly boosted the death rate in trials, a giant Danish study found last year.
Too much vitamin E can cause nausea, diarrhea and flatulence.
The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, also found that vitamin E even appeared to raise the risk of bleeding strokes, which, while rare, are often the most deadly.
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