High Dose Vitamin E Make Bones Brittle?

High Dose Vitamin E - A lot of research shows the greatness of vitamin E, especially in addressing the problem of aging. But you also need to be careful, because the consumption of vitamin E supplements are also potentially make more rapid bone prematurely old and fragile.

In one study, scientists perform tests in animals fed high doses of vitamin E intake, and the results showed that 20 percent of the animals at risk of decreased bone quality than those who eat a normal amount.

According to researchers, the effect of vitamin E on bone damage can be seen only in the period of eight weeks. Vitamin E is now given much indeed popular among the benefits offered to cut the risk of heart disease, cancer and cataracts, as well as help keep the mind sharp in old age and keep skin supple.

Vitamin E can be obtained from natural sources in foods such as cereals, legumes, olive oil and egg yolk. These foods are believed to help fight aging. Another source is the shape of the synthetic vitamin supplements.

Researchers say that vitamin E has now become one of the most popular supplements in the world and has been consumed every day by hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. Even in the United States, more than one out of ten adults take tablets vitamin E.

But recent research published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that alpha-tocopherol, one of the most common forms of vitamin E, can affect bone strength. An experiment showed that the administration of alpha-tocopherol vitamin E in mice with an equivalent dose in humans, can cause bone thinning around a fifth in just two months.

High Dose Vitamin E Make Bones Brittle?Even so, Dr. Shu Takeda, scientists from Keio University in Tokyo, calling for these findings were followed by a large-scale studies related to the effect of vitamin E on human bone.

While Professor Helen MacDonald, an advisor of the National Osteoporosis Society, said, "You do not have to worry if you get a lot of vitamin E from food, but those taking high doses of nutrients in supplements need to be vigilant."

"You also have to remember that the study was conducted on animals and findings in humans can be very different. Further research is needed," he added.

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