Vegetables and other foods rich in vitamin E have shown their efficacy in counteracting obesity. Research shows that green vegetables, nuts, and sunflower oils may help ward off the symptoms of liver disease caused by obesity.
Vitamin E in vegetables and foods could prevent non alcoholic steatihepatitis, which is one form of liver disease that can lead to organ failure. (more…)
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Researchers at Ohio State University showed the importance of vitamin E for heart health of people who had quit smoking. They showed an improvement in vascular function associated with a particular vitamin E consumption.
This result is known after they conducted a study of smokers who were asked to stop for seven days. After quitting smoking, researchers found an increase in blood vessel function by 2.8 percent. For those who took vitamin E in the form of gamma-tocopherol, improved blood vessel function increased by about 1.5 percent. (more…)
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A recent study suggests that vitamin E could stimulate the cells that causes bone fragility. Study leader, Shu Takeda from Keio University, Tokyo, said that their findings have implications for people who take supplements of vitamin E.
The researcher explained that managing the balance between bone formation cells (osteoblasts) and bone destructive cells (osteoclast) can make the bones strong. Although previous studies showed that vitamin E may be beneficial for bone health, Japanese researchers showed the opposite result. That is because the nutrients that seem to trigger the production of osteoclasts bone scraper. (more…)
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Men should be careful with vitamin E. Consuming vitamin E per day may increase the risk of prostate cancer in healthy men. This is revealed in a recent study conducted to see the potential hazards associated with regular use of some food supplements.
Men who take vitamin E during a period of seven years, have a 17 percent higher risk of prostate cancer than those using a placebos. The findings are published in the ‘Journal of the American Medical Association’. (more…)
Vitamin E has always been known as an antioxidant that can fight diseases, free radicals, and helps normal human reproduction. But you should be careful in taking vitamin E supplements because it can increase the risk of stroke.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and INSERM in Paris have found that vitamin E supplements can increase the risk of some types of stroke. (more…)
