Vitamin E: a no-no vitamin, may increase the risk of certain types of cancer.
Another antioxidant, vitamin E is believed to work as a prevention of cancer. But studies show an alarming result. A research was done on 36,000 men who took vitamin E supplements, and found out that they were at a higher rate of developing prostate cancer. In fact, those who took over doses of vitamin E, were in an increased rate of death scale. These results have made the doctors go against prescribing this supplement now. They recommend food like fresh dark greens such as spinach to be added in everyday diet.