Evan V. Shute
| Evan V. Shute | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1978, London, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | B.A. (1924), M.B. (1927), University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Obstetrician, gynecologist |
| Known for | High-dose vitamin E for pregnancy toxemia and circulatory disease (with Wilfrid Shute) |
| Notable works | The Heart and Vitamin E, and Related Matters (1969); Your Heart and Vitamin E (with Wilfrid) |
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Evan V. Shute (1905–1978) was a Canadian obstetrician-gynecologist who, with father James (R.J.) Shute and brother Wilfrid E. Shute, pioneered high-dose vitamin E for clotting disease of pregnancy and later for general vascular disease.
Training and practice
[edit]University of Toronto B.A. 1924, M.B. 1927. Obstetric practice in London, Ontario; co-founded the Shute clinic with Wilfrid (1948).
Pregnancy, estrogen, vitamin E
[edit]In 1933 the physician R.J. Shute was aware of the problems associated with toxemia of pregnancy or preeclampsia. Especially among poorly nourished women, many pregnancies were complicated by circulatory problems, including cyclic bleeding, thrombosis, stroke, and hypertension.
Shute and his sons, Wilfred and Evan, were among those who considered vitamin E to be an antiestrogen. They found that it was very effective in preventing the clotting diseases of pregnancy.
Establishment hostility was long: an obstetrician was "unduly hardy and audacious" to try vitamin E in that climate.[3]