date:Oct 18, 2012
The number of premature babies born in the UK could be reduced by as much as 30% if expectant mothers had adequate intakes of vitamin E.
This is a particular issue in the UK, where 54,000 babies are born prematurely each year in England alone.
Dr Manfred Eggersdorfer, vice president of Switzerland-based DSM Nutrition, last night told a vitamins seminar that greater education, fortification of products and supplements for specific at risk groups was essential to tackle inadequate vitamin E leve