There is a general misconception that Americans eat foods high in dietary gamma tocopherols and therefore supplementation with this form of vitamin E is not necessary and should even be avoided. A recent study demonstrated a link between high blood levels of gamma tocopherols with decreased lung function and increased respiratory illness. Don’t be alarmed, […]
Early studies on vitamin E conducted between 1922 and 1950 indicated that alpha-tocopherol was specific among the tocopherols in allowing fertility of laboratory animals. The unique vitamin action of alphaT, combined with its prevalence in the human body and the similar efficiency of tocopherols as chain-breaking antioxidants, led biologists to almost completely discount the “minor” […]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that vitamin E may reduce the risk of bone fracture. Can vitamin E reduce bone fracture risk? 61,433 women and 1,138 men were studied for a period of 19 years. Within this group 14,738 women experienced an initial fracture. Serum concentrations of vitamin E as well as supplemental […]
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