Nutrition Case 4: Vitamin E

Question 1

what are 3 evidence based uses of vitamin E?

Answer 1

1. treating vitamin E deficiency
2. in combo w other vitamins studied to prevent progression of eye-related disease
3. may prevent certain movement disorder side effects of some antipsychotics

Question 2

t/f there is insufficient evidence to use vitamin E to prevent CV disease, cancer or dementia, or topically to prevent scarring, brown spots and wrinkles

Answer 2

true

Question 3

what are some risks linked to vitamin E?

Answer 3

regular use linked to hemorrhagic strokes, 400mg or more / day linked to prostate cancer, HF

Question 4

many forms of vitamin E exist, but only ___ contributes to vitamin E needs

Answer 4

a-tocopherol

Question 5

what is the role of vitamin E in the body?

Answer 5

unknown, possibly help with infection, anti-oxidant, involved in platelet aggregation?

Question 6

only the ___ form sterioisomers of a-tocopherol are mainatined in the plasma

Answer 6

2R

Question 7

t/f the synthetic forms of vitamin E are racemic, containing a mix of all 8 sterioisomers of a-tocopherol

Answer 7

true