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VITAMINS & MINERALS?
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VITAMIN E: TOCOPHEROL
Vitamin E, a powerful anti-oxidant, is a fat soluble vitamin that helps the body fight degenerative conditions such as arthritis, strokes and various diseases in addition to protecting the body from pollution, especially the skin which helps to give it a more youthful look. It was given the name "Tocopherol" which means in Greek "give birth" after an experiment in 1922 found that rats deficient in vitamin E could not reproduce.
Once it was further isolated in the mid 20th century, it was found to be made up of 8 substances, four tocopherols and four tocotrienols with the first four substances being responsible for 80% of the vitamins effect. It works in the body by stopping the process of oxidation after the body has broken food down to its basic components, put another way, it acts like water on a fire; stopping it from spreading to other cells and throughout the body.
Vitamin E is in its highest concentrations in vegetable oils such as wheat germ oil, seeds, whole grains and green vegetables. It is easily lost when foods are processed such as milling, cooking and freezing. Vitamin E deficiencies are very rare in adults but having low quantities may lead to gum disease, muscle disease and the onset of dementia. Toxicity is unlikely because the body easily excretes it.
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References
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The Vitamin Alphabet: Your Guide to Vitamins, Minerals and Food Supplements
by Christina Scott-Moncrieff
All in color! Make sure that you are getting all the vitamins and nutrients you need! Written by a physician who uses both conventional and homeopathic medicines, this must-have guide is a handbook for good health. More than 50 nutritional supplements are presented with explanations of what they do, what they can be combined with for enhanced effect, in which foods they can be found, and the recommended daily allowances. Recipes for quick nutritional boosts, case studies, and deficiency checklists are included. In addition to providing information on such common supplements as Vitamins C, A, D, E, and the B-complexes and important minerals like calcium, potassium, iron, and zinc, this authoritative reference also features information on common herbal supplements, including garlic, echinacea, ginseng, and ginkgo biloba. A cross-referenced lifestyles section highlights the special supplement needs for pregnancy, child development, athletics, immune system boosting, and mor
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The Columbia Encyclopedia of Nutrition
by Brian L. G. Morgan, Jaime Rozovski, Myron Winick (Editor), Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition (Corporate Author)
Useful sourcebook from the Institute of Human Nutrition of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons provides an authoritative compendium of information relating to a wide variety of topics. Short articles, alphabetically arranged, proffer concise and up-to-date discussions of such subjects as food additives, vegetarianism, vitamin deficiencies, food processing, sources of iron, macrobiotic diets and nutrient requirements during pregnancy. Not all the articles are about nutrition, however, and there are lucid writings on related topics like stress and exercise. Welcome dietary recommendations are given without pep talks or filler, and the evenhanded work doesn't take a dogmatic approach to controversial issues. In its entry on vitamin C, for example, the book states that "there are no definitive answers about consuming large doses," citing one study demonstrating that the vitamin supplement reduces the severity of the common cold and another study that was unable to prove any differences between those taking and those abstaining from the supplement.
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Nutritional Resources @ myfoodcount.com
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