Vitamin E and memory: Is it vascular protection?

Vitamin E per unit serum cholesterol has been found to correlate with memor y performance in a recent analysis of data from the Third National Health a nd Nutrition Examination Survey. Because vitamin E is thought to be protect ive against vascular disease, this finding is consistent with the growing b ody of evidence that implicates vascular disease and vascular disease risk factors in age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.