Nutrition and Health Implications of Vitamin E

2004 ◽  
pp. 39-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Eitenmiller
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Health Implications

scholarly journals Intake of Vitamin E and C in Women of Reproductive Age: Results from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS)

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1954
Author(s):  
Dolores Busso ◽  
Andrea David ◽  
Reyna Penailillo ◽  
Guadalupe Echeverría ◽  
Attilio Rigotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
American Study ◽  
Latin American Study ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Vitamin E And C

Vitamin E was identified as a lipophilic compound essential to maintain rat pregnancy. Low vitamin E intake during early pregnancy associates with congenital malformations and embryonic loss in animals and with miscarriage and intrauterine growth restriction in humans. Vitamin E protects cell membranes from lipoperoxidation and exerts non-antioxidant activities. Its function can be restored by vitamin C; thus, intake and circulating levels of both micronutrients are frequently analyzed together. Although substantial vitamin E inadequacy was reported worldwide, its consumption in Latin America (LatAm) is mostly unknown. Using data from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud, ELANS), we evaluated vitamin E and C intake in women of reproductive age (WRA) from eight LatAm countries and identified their main food sources. Two non-consecutive 24-h dietary recalls in 3704 women aged from 15 to 49 years and living in urban locations showed low average intake of vitamin E (7.9 mg/day vs. estimated average requirement (EAR) of 12 mg/day) and adequate overall vitamin C consumption (95.5 mg/day vs. EAR of 60 mg/day). The mean regional inadequacy was 89.6% for vitamin E and 36.3% for vitamin C. The primary food sources of vitamin E were fats and oils, as well as vegetables. Vitamin C intake was explained mainly by the consumption of fruit juices, fruits, and vegetables. Combined deficient intake of both vitamins was observed in 33.7% of LatAm women. Although the implications of low antioxidant vitamins’ consumption in WRA are still unclear, the combined deficient intake of both vitamins observed in one-third of ELANS participants underscores the need for further research on this topic.

Tannins in animal nutrition and health – implications for temperate and tropical feeds

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 ◽  
pp. 72-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Mueller-Harvey ◽  
V. Mlambo ◽  
T. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Biological Effects ◽  
Animal Nutrition ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
Naturally Occurring

This review surveys the nutritional and veterinary effects of tannins on ruminants and provides comparisons with non-ruminants. Tannins are a diverse group of naturally occurring compounds with useful biological effects. However, currently there are difficulties in predicting which tannins produce what effects.

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