Vitamin E

• Vitamin E

  
  

  • We get vitamin E from:
  • Vegetable oils (e.g. sunflower, corn, and soybean oils).
  • Nuts (e.g. peanuts, almonds and hazelnuts).
  • Seeds (e.g. sunflower seeds).
  • Green leafy vegetables (e.g. swiss chard).

  
  

  • Vitamin E helps to boost the immune system.
  • We also need vitamin E for healthy skin and eyes.
  • Vitamin E is an antioxidant, which means it can protect our bodies from free radicals.
• Excess and too little vitamin E

  
  

  • Excess vitamin E can cause someone to feel nauseous, disrupt blood clotting and lead to blurred vision.
  • Weak muscles and eyesight problems are both symptoms of having too little vitamin E.
  • NHS guidelines for daily doses:
  • Men: 4mg.
  • Women: 3mg.
• what are the functions of vitamin E?

  antioxidant (helps prevent heart disease and cancers)
• what are the main sources of vitamins in vitamin E?

  Soya, corn oil, olive oil, nuts, seeds, whole wheat, vegetable fat spreads
• what are the deficiencies of vitamin E?

  rare