Does vitamin E help prevent heart disease?

Answer 1

Vitamin E is a generic term for tocopherols and tocotrienols.[1] Vitamin E is a family of α-, β-, γ-, and δ- (respectively: alpha, beta, gamma, and delta) tocopherols and corresponding four tocotrienols. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that stops the production of reactive oxygen species formed when fat undergoes oxidation.[2][3][4] Of these, α-tocopherol (also written as alpha-tocopherol) has been most studied as it has the highest bioavailability.[5]

Congenital heart defectsA case control study done in the Netherlands using food frequency questionnaires found that high maternal Vitamin E by diet and supplements is associated with an increased risk of CHD (congenital heart defects) offspring, especially when the supplements are taken in the periconception period.[24] (Note: case control studies are rated as low quality, grade 3 or 4, on a standard scale of medical evidence.[25]) The National Health Service in the United Kingdom concludes that pregnant women should: "consider avoiding taking supplemental Vitamin E tablets."[26] Vitamin E and strokesA Finnish study found that Vitamin E supplementation increased the risk of hemorrhagic stroke.[27] Vitamin E supplementation was shown to increase the risk of heart failure in a 2005 study.[28]

Answer 2

Vitamin E is an antioxidant helps to protect cell damage during oxidation when the cells need energy in the heart muscles and also the blood cells.

Answer 3

A number of epidemiological studies have indicated that vitamin E may prevent Heart disease by lowering total blood cholesterol levels and preventing oxidation of LDL cholesterol.

Answer 4

no because vitamon e is fruins and vegables that are very healthy that are good for your heart and brain

Answer 5

ATBC study