Vitamin E

In 1922, vitamin E was discovered - by scientists Bishop and Evans. Vitamin E is rightly called the vitamin of "fertility and youth", because it restores the body when aging processes go on, and increases the productivity of male and female genital organs.

Basic information about vitamin E

This vitamin is known to science called tocopherol, also called an anti-sterile vitamin. Tocopherol is a very powerful antioxidant. It slows down the cellular aging of the organism, stopping the harmful effect of free dangerous radicals on the cells. Tocopherol is one of the vitamins, which can be measured by "international units", and they are equal to 1 milligram (IU = 1 mg).

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The need for vitamin E per day

A person should consume 140-220 IU of anti-sterile vitamin per day.

Why does the need for vitamin E increase?

If polyunsaturated fats (vegetable fats) are fed, then a spoonful of such vegetable fat should be combined with 100MU of vitamin E. When exercising, athletes need to consume more vitamin E. It is also recommended to do this to people living in high-altitude areas and in areas contaminated by radiation. With stress, during puberty and body growth, during menopause it is useful to increase the content of this vitamin in the body.

Digestibility of Vitamin E

If vitamin E will come along with bile and fats, then it will be perfectly absorbed by the body.

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The beneficial effects of vitamin E on the body

Vitamin E is a real find for the body: it prevents the formation of blood clots, activates the work of the genital and endocrine glands, prevents the onset of heart failure, it rejuvenates the body and increases its protective system.

Tocopherol is able to help men's potency and prevent unwanted abortion in women, along with vitamin A it helps to easily process polluted air, activates the muscles and helps to heal burns.

The interaction of vitamin E with other elements of the body

Vitamin A and selenium (Se) are oxidized to a lesser extent with the help of vitamin E. Preparations consisting partly of iron (Fe) block the work of vitamin E. In order not to disturb the balance of vitamins in the body, taking ferum preparations is 10-12 hours before the reception of vitamin E. If you have breakfast, taking drugs with Ferum (Fe), then vitamin E can be consumed only after dinner.

Signs of Vitamin E deficiency

Muscular weakness, violation of sexual functions, the emergence of involuntary abortions, visual impairment in children, pigmentation of the skin in brown "speck" - a clear sign of a deficit of anti-sterile vitamin. In children, a deficiency of the vitamin can also appear on the teeth in the form of "chalk" spots.

Signs of an overdose of vitamin E

Tocopherol is considered a nontoxic vitamin. If you take it in huge doses (up to 4000 IU) every day, and even a long time, then a person may have intestinal disorders and sores in the tongue and lips.

What affects the amount of vitamin E in foods?

Long-term storage, cooling, strong heating, interaction with light and air - all this can destroy vitamin E. When fats are burned, up to 98% of the active substance can be lost, so the best way to get this vitamin is to dress salads with vegetable oils.

The reasons for which there is a shortage of vitamin E

Since people in our time consume mainly flour of fine grinding, the ingress of wheat embryos into the body has become impossible. So, the dose of vitamin E in the body from 150 IU dropped to 7 IU.

Products that include vitamin E

Almonds and hazelnuts contain up to 25 mg of vitamin E, peanuts and cashews - 6-10 mg, dried apricots, sea buckthorn and eel - up to 6 mg, wheat - 3.2 mg, and oatmeal and viburnum 1.7-7 mg tocopherol. To replenish the body with vitamin E, you need to constantly use these foods.