Vitamin E and Cancer

Vitamin E can increase the risk of developing lung cancer, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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Antioxidants

Antioxidants are molecules that slow or prevent the oxidation of other substances. Oxidation, which is present in many biological process, can produce free radicals, which can damage cells in the body.

There are many antioxidants that we can take, including glutathione, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), melatonin and vitamin E. Most antioxidants can be taken from supplements or by consuming more fruits and vegetables in the diet.

Vitamin E Supplements

Vitamin E, or , tocopherol, is an essential nutrient used by the body as an antioxidant, cleaning the harmful free radicals from our system.

Vitamin E supplements are classified as:

• Fully synthetic vitamin E, "d, l-alpha-tocopherol", the most inexpensive, most commonly sold supplement form usually as the acetate ester;
• Semi-synthetic "natural source" vitamin E esters, the "natural source" forms used in tablets and multiple vitamins; highly fractionated natural d-alpha tocopherol
• Less fractionated "natural mixed tocopherols" and high gamma-tocopherol fraction supplements

The U.S. Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) Recommended Daily Amount (RDA) for a 25-year old male for Vitamin E is 15 mg/day.

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