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Vitamin E

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Vitamin E - What You Need To Know

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What is Vitamin E? – Function, Sources, and Deficiency Covered by Dr. Berg

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How to Use Vitamin E Capsules on Skin | Skin Care

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The Highest Vitamin E Food is...

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Vitamin E (Tocopherol) #Usmle Biochemistry: Sources, Daily requirements, Functions, Deficiency.

Vitamin E is a group of eight fat soluble chemicals that include four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. Vitamin E deficiency, which is rare and usually due to an underlying problem with digesting dietary fat rather than from a diet low in vitamin E, can cause nerve problems. The crucial function played by Vitamin E that makes it a vitamin is poorly understood, but may involve antioxidant functions in cell membranes.
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