Summary
Vitamins are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally. Vitamin E is an antioxidant. It plays a role in your immune system and metabolic processes.
Good sources of vitamin E include
- Vegetable oils
- Margarine
- Nuts and seeds
- Leafy greens
Vitamin E is also added to foods like cereals. Most people get enough vitamin E from the foods they eat. People with certain disorders, such as liver diseases, cystic fibrosis, and Crohn's disease may need extra vitamin E.
Vitamin E supplements may be harmful for people who take blood thinners and other medicines. Check with your health care provider before taking the supplements.
NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements
Resources
- Find a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
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Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT): Questions and Answers
(National Cancer Institute)
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Vitamin E
(National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
Also in Spanish
- Vitamin E and Health (Harvard School of Public Health)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Vitamin E
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Association of Antioxidant Supplement Use and Dementia in the Prevention...
- Article: Metabolic syndrome increases dietary α-tocopherol requirements as assessed using urinary...
- Article: Immunogenicity and Safety of an AS03-Adjuvanted H7N9 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine...
- Vitamin E -- see more articles