All About Vitamin E

Vitamin E is part of a large family composed of tocopherols and tocotrienols.

While alpha-tocopherol is officially recognized as vitamin E, it occurs as alpha, beta, gamma, delta tocopherol, and alpha, beta, gamma, delta tocotrienol.

Vitamin E plays a number of roles in the body, but its function as an antioxidant is the most well known.

The vitamin became better known when studies indicated a role for the prevention of atherosclerosis in 1945. Today, thousands of studies reveal a beneficial role for vitamin E.

Vitamin E Promotes Heart Health

Vitamin E plays an important role in cardiovascular health.

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