Heart Disease
Vitamin E: Giving This Vitamin The Respect It Deserves... Especially When It Comes To Fighting Heart Disease
'All I'm askin',' sang Aretha Franklin back in 1967, 'is for a little respect.'
I'm pretty sure Aretha wasn't singing about vitamin E, but 40 years later we can apply those lyrics to the shoddy treatment this key antioxidant continues to receive from mainstream researchers.
Here's one researcher's take on E: 'In my opinion, vitamin E is not the spiffy antioxidant everybody thinks it is it's a pretty poor antioxidant.'
Typical, right? Okay, now here's the kicker: That quote comes from Dr Jack Roberts, of Vanderbilt University who led a recent study that revealed just how effective vitamin E can be when the dose is high enough to make a real difference. In fact, Dr. Robert's study showed a clear benefit in vitamin E supplementation for patients at high risk of heart diseaseand poor E still can't get a little respect!
Spiffy is as spiffy does
Turns out, oxidative stress is all about the F2-isoprostanes, according to the Vanderbilt team. F2-isoprostanes (we'll just call them F2 for short) provide an accurate biomarker for measuring the oxidation of fats. And as we've seen in previous research, it's not the fats alone that are dangerous, it's the fats that become oxidized that lead to narrowing of the arteries and coronary blockages.
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