High cholesterol, triglycerides can keep vitamin E from reaching body tissues

Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 19:41 in Health & Medicine

In the continuing debate over how much vitamin E is enough, a new study has found that high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides can keep this essential micronutrient tied up in the blood stream, and prevent vitamin E from reaching the tissues that need it. This raises new questions about whether or not most people have an adequate intake of vitamin E.

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