Tag: Vitamin E

Any Benefit to Multivitamins?

Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com 70 percent of those age 65 and older—take a multivitamin or another vitamin or mineral supplement regularly. The total price tag exceeds $12 billion per year—money that Johns Hopkins nutrition experts say might be better spent on nutrient-packed foods like fruit, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products. An analysis of … Continue reading Any Benefit to Multivitamins? →

Vitamin E

What you need to know about Vitamin E Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with several forms, but alpha-tocopherol is the only one used by the human body. Its main role is to act as an antioxidant, scavenging loose electrons—so-called “free radicals”—that can damage cells. It also enhances immune function and prevents clots from forming … Continue reading Vitamin E →