WHY DO WE NEED VITAMIN E?
Vitamin E, a fat-soluble vitamin, protects vitamin A and essential fatty acids from oxidation in the body cells and prevents breakdown of body tissues.
Function
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects body tissue from damage caused by unstable substances called free radicals. Free radicals can harm cells, tissues, and organs. They are believed to play a role in certain conditions associated with aging.
Vitamin E is also important in the formation of red blood cells and helps the body to use vitamin K.
The ability of vitamin E to prevent cancer, heart disease, dementia, liver disease, and stroke are still not known. At lower levels, vitamin E may help protect the heart.
The best way to get enough essential vitamins is to eat a balanced diet that contains a variety of foods.
Food Sources
Vitamin E is found in the following foods:
* Wheat germ
* Corn
* Nuts
* Seeds
* Olives
* Spinach and other green leafy vegetables
* Asparagus
* Vegetable oils -- corn, sunflower, soybean, cottonseed
Products made from these foods, such as margarine, also contain vitamin E.
Required amount of intake of vitamin E help in moisturizing and help in anti-ageing process but intake should be consulted by the doctor first otherwise it can damage too.
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3:27 PM on January 15, 2009
