Vitamin E
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Vitamin E is an antioxidant. It may help protect your cells from damage. This essential nutrient occurs naturally in many foods. It’s also available as a dietary supplement. Sometimes, it’s in processed foods. Vitamin E is fat-soluble. This means your body stores and uses it as needed. The term “vitamin E” describes eight different compounds. Alpha-tocopherol is the most active one in humans
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This video explains vitamin E, an antioxidant nutrient that occurs naturally in many foods and is available as a dietary supplement. It describes vitamin E as fat-soluble, stored and used by the body as needed, and notes that the term covers eight different compounds with alpha-tocopherol the most active in humans.
Key points
- Explains vitamin E as an antioxidant
- Covers natural food sources and supplement availability
- Describes vitamin E as fat-soluble
- Notes eight compounds and alpha-tocopherol as most active in humans
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This video presents “Vitamin E” — Vitamin E is an antioxidant. It may help protect your cells from damage. This essential nutrient occurs naturally in many foods. It’s also available as a dietary supplement. Sometimes, it’s in processed foods. Vitamin E is fat-soluble. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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