Effects of vitamin E

There is a link between vitamin E and tissue respiration and inverse relationship between vitamin E and the degree of oxidation of lipids.

Tocopherols play an important role in the metabolism of selenium. Selenium is known to be an integral part of glutathione peroxidase - an enzyme that protects the membrane from the ravages of peroxide radicals. The biological role of vitamin is reduced to prevent avtookyslennya lipid biomembranes and the possible need to reduce glutathione peroxidase required for the destruction of peroxides which are formed in cells. Participation of tocopherols in the mechanism of transport of electrons and protons, regulating the process of transcription of genes role in the metabolism ubihinoniv studied.

Vitamin E improves blood circulation, helpful for premenstrual syndrome and the treatment of fibrotic diseases of the breast.

It provides normal blood clotting and healing, reduces scarring from some wounds, reduces blood pressure, helps prevent cataracts, improves athletic achievement, removes judicial feet, supports a healthy state of nerves and muscles, strengthens capillary walls, prevents anemia .

As an antioxidant vitamin E protects cells against damage, slows the oxidation of lipids (fats) and the formation of free radicals, destroying most reactive oxygen species. It protects other fat-soluble vitamins from destruction by oxygen, promotes the absorption of vitamin A. Vitamin E slows the aging process of the body, may prevent the formation of senile pigmentation.

Vitamin E is involved in the formation of collagen and elastic fibers intercellular substance. Tocopherol prevents increased blood clotting, positive effect on peripheral circulation, is involved in the biosynthesis of heme and proteins, cell proliferation, the formation of gonadotropins and development of the placenta.

In 1997, confirmed the ability of vitamin E alleviate Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, as well as improve immune function.

However, be aware that vitamin E plays a preventive role - it can not restore existing damage. Members of some studies that have not found any anticancerogenic effect of vitamin E, for many years burned and treated indifferently to their health. No drugs or vitamins can not restore tissue damaged by many years of unhealthy lifestyle. For example, daily consumption of 400 IU of vitamin E may prevent the transformation of nitrites (substances that are present in pickled and smoked foods) into carcinogenic nitrosamines, but does not convert nitrosamines in nitrite.

The effectiveness of vitamin E increased in the presence of other nutrients, antioxidants. Its anti-cancer effect increases the vitamin C.

Ensuring the child's body vitamin E depends not only on its content in foods and intestinal suction function, but the level of so-called unsaturated fatty acids in the diet and general state of lipid metabolism. In the womb, the fetus receives tocopherol from the maternal organism. Content in the blood during pregnancy, usually 1.5-2 times higher than in non-pregnant women. But due to the fact that a large number of tocopherol retained placenta, which contains it in 2-3 times more than the tissue of the fetus, the child is born in a state of "physiological" deficiency of vitamin E. Early application to the breast promotes rapid replenishment tocopherol content in plasma of the newborn due to its revenues from outside. This is another advantage of breastfeeding.

Additional input tocopherol in the form of drugs increases the overall reactivity of the child, the natural resistance of children to infectious diseases.

Light, oxygen and heat are factors able after prolonged storage or during cooking destroy vitamin.

In some products the content of tocopherol may decrease by half after only two weeks of storage at room temperature. Number of vitamin E in vegetable oils significantly reduced as a result of roasting. So always give preference to fresh food and oil is better used as a salad, but not for frying.

The main functions performed by vitamin E in humans :

protects cells from damage by free radicals (acts as an antioxidant)
involved in the biosynthesis of heme
prevent blood clots
involved in the synthesis of hormones
supports immunity
has antykantserohennyy effect
ensure the normal functioning of muscles