Vitamin E will save the liver

Status of people with liver disease, caused by obesity can significantly enhanced by vitamin E. However, recklessly take such supplements are not recommended, this may lead to the emergence of new health problems.

American scientists conducted an experiment which was attended by 247 patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. One half of the participants for two years, regularly took vitamin E, and the other had used pills or anti diabetic drug.

After treatment biopsy was performed (lifetime exclusion of tissues, organs for microscopic examination for diagnosis), which showed that liver function improved by 43% in those patients who regularly took vitamin E, and only 19% of those who used tablets. These results have surprised scientists, because previously vitamin E has not been used for treatment of serious liver disease.

Also, little has improved the status of patients receiving antidiabetics drugs, but in all of the participants observed a set of overweight in 4-5 kg, and remained after treatment.

Some participants who took vitamin E, by the end of the study developed diabetes. Scientists say that this experiment was very loyal to make serious conclusions on account of the role of the vitamin in the event of illness.

How vitamins affect our hair?

Vitamin B2 This vitamin is healthy hair look. Hair quickly become greasy at the roots and ends at the same time remain dry, talk about a lack of vitamin B2. Found in dairy products, meat, liver, in the bread.


Vitamin B3 is responsible for the formation of the pigment of hair. With a lack of this vitamin hair starting to go gray early, disturbed hair growth. Found in liver and beef, as well as brewer's yeast, in peanuts, in whole grains, in fish.


Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) plays an important role in the life of the body, strengthens the immune system, affects the hair. The source of this vitamin - liver, chicken, bran, egg yolks, brewer's yeast, broccoli, whole grains, peanuts.


Vitamin B6. Lack of this vitamin causes itchy, dry scalp, dandruff. Source - chicken, fish, pork, liver, kidney, soy, eggs, nuts, whole grains, vegetables, bananas, potatoes, cabbage.


Vitamin B10 helps fight early gray and maintain normal hair color. Source - fish, dairy products, egg yolks, brewer's yeast, nuts, rice, potatoes.



Vitamin B12 (kolabamin) plays an important role in maintaining good health and hair growth. Lack of this vitamin can cause itchy, dry scalp, patchy baldness. Found in foods of animal origin, egg yolks and dairy products.



Vitamin C supports capillaries, improves circulation of the scalp, strengthens hair follicles, which is important to prevent hair loss. Contained in black currants, rose hips in, in cabbage (more in fermented) in citrus.


Vitamin A (retinol) is useful in dry and brittle hair, restores damaged hair structure, making them more flexible. Present in butter, liver, fish, egg yolks, dried apricots, sea-buckthorn, blackberry, gooseberry, mountain ash and carrots.


Vitamin E improves circulation, strengthens the immune system. Lack of this vitamin affects hair growth and may result in their loss. Contained in seeds, nuts and sunflower oil.

Physical and Chemical Properties of vitamin K

Vitamin K 1 is a light yellow oil which crystallized at -20 ° and boils at 115-145 ° in a vacuum. This substance is soluble in chloroform, ethanol and other organic solvents. Its solution absorbs UV rays. Thus, in petroleum ether absorption maxima are at a wavelength equal to 243, 249, 261, 270 and 325 nm. In this series the greatest optical density (  = 420) Vitamin K shows at 249 nm.

Vitamin K 2 - yellow crystalline powder with a melting point 54 °, which dissolve in organic solvents. It has spectra similar to those of vitamin K 1, but less intensely absorbing UV rays. For example, in petroleum ether its absorption maximum is at 248 nm and is  = 295.

Vitamin K 3 is a lemon-yellow crystalline substance with a characteristic odor. The melting point of 160 °. It is poorly soluble in water, due to lack of its long hydrocarbon molecule chains.

Daily requirement of vitamin K

The need for vitamin K, i.e, the amount required to prevent deficiency in normal conditions is about 1 microgram per kilogram body weight per day. Weighing 60 kg man needs 60 mg of vitamin K per day. A typical diet contains from 300 to 500 micrograms of vitamin K per day. Vitamin A deficiency - something rare, except when food is limited or where rapid interactions with drugs affecting the absorption of vitamin. Even without food sources normally functioning gut bacteria population can produce enough vitamin K.

The need for vitamin K in infants is in the early days of 12.10 mg.Modern mixtures containing about 4 mg of vitamin K per 100 calories, which under normal circumstances would be sufficient to meet the needs of the body.

HISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF VITAMIN K

In 1929, Danish scientist Henrik Dam (Henrik Dam) describe beriberi in chickens that were on the synthetic diet. The main feature of it was haemorrhage - bleeding in the subcutaneous tissue, muscle and other tissues. Add yeast as a source of vitamins B, and fish oil, rich in vitamin A and vitamin D, does not eliminate the pathological phenomena. It turned out that the healing effect with grain cereals and other plant products. Substances which cure hemorrhages, were named vitamin K, vitamin or coagulation, because it was found that bleeding in the experimental birds, for example, associated with decreased ability of blood to clot.

Edward Doyzi in 1936, tried to identify with stops plant opened in 1929, Danish biochemist Henrik Dame vitamin called it vitamin K (from the English «koagulations» - clotting). None of yarrow or with plantain then select the vitamin failed. As it turned out later, there was a small amount.

 In 1939, the laboratory Carrera was first isolated from alfalfa vitamin K, was named filohinon. That same year, Binkley and Doyzi received from rotting fish meal with substance antyhemorahichnoyu action, but with other properties, the preparation isolated from alfalfa. This factor received the name of vitamin K 2 in contrast to the vitamin from alfalfa, called vitamin K 1.On top Doyzi synthesized artificial vitamin K 3 - medion.