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Vitamin E

Vitamins are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally. Vitamin E is an antioxidant. It plays a role in your immune system and metabolic processes.

Good sources of vitamin E include:

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  1. Vitamin E (Tocopherol) Test What is a vitamin E (tocopherol) test? A vitamin E test measures the amount of vitamin E in your blood. Vitamin E (also known as tocopherol or alpha- ...
  2. Vitamin E (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your body needs to grow and develop normally. Vitamin E is an antioxidant. It plays a role in ... immune system and metabolic processes. Good sources of vitamin E include: Vegetable oils Margarine Nuts and seeds Leafy ...
  3. Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency is a disorder that impairs the body's ability to use vitamin E obtained from the diet. Vitamin E is an antioxidant, which means ...
  4. Vitamin E is used as a dietary supplement when the amount of vitamin E taken in the diet is not enough. People most at risk for vitamin E deficiency are those with a limited variety of ...
  5. Vitamin E From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... Supplement Fact Sheets > Vitamin E > Vitamin E - Consumer Vitamin E Fact Sheet for Consumers Have a question? Ask ... see our health professional fact sheet . What is vitamin E and what does it do? Vitamin E is ...
  6. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin. Your body stores vitamin E in fatty tissue and the liver. ... Vitamin E has the following functions: It is an antioxidant. This means it protects body tissue from damage ...
  7. Vitamin E is an important nutrient that helps your body in a variety of ways. You should get ... healthy, balanced diet. The highest safe level of vitamin E supplements for adults is 1,500 IU/day ...
  8. Vitamin E (Harvard School of Public Health)  
    Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with several forms, but alpha-tocopherol is the only one used ...
  9. Because most of the food sources of vitamin E are foods that aren't consumed in large amounts, a therapeutic level of vitamin E may be achieved only with supplements.
  10. There is no conclusive evidence that taking vitamin E supplements can reduce your risk of heart disease. In fact, taking vitamin E supplements may actually be harmful.
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