Vitamin E Users Show Lower ALS Risk, Harvard University Study

(Reuters Health) - People who regularly take vitamin E supplements over the years may have a decreased risk of developing the fatal neurological condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study suggests. ALS -- also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- is an invariably fatal disease in which the nerve cells that control movement progressively degenerate, leading to paralysis and death from respiratory failure. It is diagnosed in about 5,000 Americans each year.