Vitamin E...The beauty vitamin
"Vitamin E" is a powerful antioxidant, and an essential nutrient for good health and beautiful skin. It was discovered in the 20's and is a fat soluble vitamin, which means that is better absorbed with fat in our food. Is stored in the body, mainly in fatty tissue, liver, muscles. It has eight different forms. Alpha-tocopherol is the most common and active form of this vitamin. The daily recommended intake (RDA) is 15 mg, so it can be easily ingested from food. However, some experts believe that higher doses of up to 200 mg per day, could be of more benefit for preventing some medical conditions. Supplemens are best taken with food. It is recommended to consult your doctor, or nutritionist if you are thinking of taking any supplements. Benefits Of Vitamin E It has a great antioxidant action protecting our
It is used for preventing, and treating some medical conditions such as:
Until now it was believed that vitamin E supplements, were good for preventing heart disease and cancer among women, in fact it was regarded as the heart vitamin. But according to a new research by the Harvard Women's Health Watch, it does not reduce the risk of developing heart disease, and most common forms of cancers like breast, colon and lung, among women. This study took place between 1992 and 2004, in 40.000 healthy women over 45 years old. With so many studies contradicting each other, confusion is easily created. The best way to get the necessary intake is by eating a healthy and varied diet, rich in antioxidant nutrients. A lack of this antioxidant is very rare, but can occur in premature babies, or low weight born babies. Also in people with difficulty to absorb fat, and fat soluble vitamins, and people with deficit biliar and serious anaemia. Vitamin e toxicity is very low, a very high intake can lead to tiredness, and bleeding problems This nutrient is not destroy when cooked in water, but can be destroy when frying food, with oxygen and with light. Is best kept in a fresh place, away from light. If you want to know which foods are rich in vitamin E, click in this link skin vitamins Vitamin For Skin: Can this antioxidant help with aging skin? Since this nutrient is known as a potent antioxidant, many skin care companies, have added this antioxidant to their beauty products
because:
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