It is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified professional. We have observed vitamin E to restore erythrocyte and leukocytic membrane deformities in states of accelerated oxidative injury.
Vitamin E plays a role in the prevention of coronary heart disease by several discrete mechanisms.
It is the principal lipid-phase antioxidant in human plasma and prevents LDL oxidation. Vitamin E also lowers plasma triglycerides levels. 372 All of those mechanisms may be expected to diminish the potential of oxidized LDL to cause coronary artery disease. Indeed, vitamin E has been proposed as the answer to the riddle of coronary arteriosclerosis. From a teleologic standpoint, the answer is clearly affirmative.