{"id":100607,"date":"2026-04-28T14:22:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=100607"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:52:39","slug":"vitamin-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vitamin-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin E"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vitamin E Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently found that a daily 300 mg dose of vitamin E improves liver tissue in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, a serious form of fatty liver disease where fat buildup triggers inflammation and damage in the liver.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vitamin E<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>fat-soluble vitamin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with<\/span><b> several forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but <\/span><b>alpha-tocopherol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>only one used by the human body.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body <\/span><b>stores vitamin E in fatty tissue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>liver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Functions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main role of vitamin E is to act as an <\/span><b>antioxidant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, scavenging loose electrons\u2014so-called \u201cfree radicals\u201d\u2014that can damage cells.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin E helps <\/span><b>keep your immune system healthy,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> promotes <\/span><b>good eye health, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and supports <\/span><b>healthy skin.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> helps form red blood cells <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>widen blood vessels to keep blood from clotting<\/b> <b>inside<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>helps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>body use vitamin K.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Food Sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foods rich in vitamin E include <\/span><b>vegetable oils<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as canola and olive oils, <\/span><b>nuts, and seeds.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Meats, dairy, leafy greens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>fortified cereals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also have vitamin E.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>People who have digestive disorders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>do not absorb fat properly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g., pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease) can develop a <\/span><b>vitamin E deficiency.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are common <\/span><b>signs of a deficiency:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Retinopathy (damage to the retina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the eyes that can impair vision)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Peripheral neuropathy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>damage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the<\/span><b> peripheral nerves,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> usually in the hands or feet, causing weakness or pain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ataxia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>loss of control of body movements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Decreased immune function<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earth.com\/news\/common-vitamin-may-help-repair-liver-damage-from-steatohepatitis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>EAR<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with several forms, but alpha-tocopherol is the only one used by the human body. 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