All index references. The vitamin Es are known as tocopherols. The form which is most active is .
E is fat-soluble.
As you know by now, this means it must be dissolved in fat to be carried into the body can be stored in fat in the body tissues, therefore does not have to be ingested every day and can build up to toxic levels is likely to be deficient in persons who eat an extremely low -fat diet. However, vitamin E is the least toxic of all vitamins so many people feel safe in taking larger doses. There is little agreement among scientists on the usefulness of supplements. Many people are taking large doses in the hopes of protecting themselves against heart attacks or reducing the scarring on the heart from a heart attack, or to try to reduce the scarring from a burn or a wound, or to prevent a miscarriage, or to increase endurance for strenuous mountain sports. In the eyes of some scientists this is a valid use of the vitamin.