Vitamin MysteryVitamin E
Vitamin E deficiency
Posted February 27th, 2008 by Gnilly in
Vitamin E deficiency is uncommon in human but can occur in following cases:
Vitamin E deficiency symptoms are:
- persons with disorders of fat metabolism
- rare genetic anomalies in the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein
- premature
- very low birth weight infants
- persons with Zinc deficiency
Vitamin E deficiency symptoms are:
Vitamin E dosage (RDA)
Posted February 27th, 2008 by Gnilly in
RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowance) for vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol form):
Vitamin E sources
Posted February 27th, 2008 by Gnilly in
Foods rich with Vitamin E:
- Nuts
- Wheat germ
- Olives
- Corn
- Seeds
- Green leafy vegetables (Spinach, Broccoli)
- Asparagus
- Vegetable oils (corn, sunflower, soybean, cottonseed)
- Kiwi
- Mango
Too much Vitamin E
Posted February 27th, 2008 by Gnilly in
The risk of too much Vitamin E is low.
Possible symptoms of a vitamin E overdose are:
Tolerance Upper Intake levels (UL):
Possible symptoms of a vitamin E overdose are:
- fatigue
- diarrhea
- weakness
- headache
- blurred
- nausea
- vision
- flatulence
Tolerance Upper Intake levels (UL):
What is Vitamin E?
Posted February 27th, 2008 by Gnilly in
Vitamin E is fat-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties. It exists
in eight forms: tocopherols and tocotrienols. Most common form of
Vitamin E is alpha-tocopherol in case of highest bio-availability.
Vitamin E acts as antioxidant and protects cells from free radicals' influence.
Vitamin E also plays role in:
Vitamin E acts as antioxidant and protects cells from free radicals' influence.
Vitamin E also plays role in:
- DNA repair
- metabolism
- immune function
- red blood cells formation
