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Vitamin Supplements >> Benefits of Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant
to prevent/reduce free radical damage in the body. It is extremely
important because it protects the fatty tissues and cellular membranes
and reduces cell inflammation, which is key to preventing free
radical damage.
Vitamin E is is also a major factor in the formation of red blood
cells and may help reduce the risk of dying from heart disease.
The results of a long term Harvard University study on vitamin
E and women published in the American Journal of Medicine on July
6, 2005, found that vitamin E reduced deaths from cardiovascular
disease. Deaths due to heart disease were 24 percent lower among
all ages of vitamin E users in the study. They were down by half
for women over age 65. Those are pretty encouraging statistics!
The Hardvard study reiterated the importance of following a healthy
lowfat diet, not smoking, exercising regularly and getting regular
checkups.
Dietary sources of Vitamin E include wheat
germ, corn, nuts, seeds, olives, green leafy vegetables such as
spinach, asparagus, and vegetable oils including corn, sunflower,
soybean, cottonseed.
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