by Beezy Marsh © 2009 Associated Newspapers Ltd.
Pregnant women have been warned that taking even modest amounts of vitamin E can dramatically increase the risk of heart defects in babies.
Expectant mothers who consume only three-quarters of the recommended daily amount of the vitamin, either through food or supplements, have up to nine times the risk that their child will be born suffering a heart abnormality, a study showed.
The same link between heart damage and vitamin E was seen in women who had taken similar levels of the vitamin in the month preceding conception.
Last night leading obstetricians said women should avoid vitamin E supplements if they are planning to conceive or are pregnant.
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