subject: What Is Vitamin E ? [print this page] Users of vitamin E should know that it cannot be taken together with warfarin, anticoagulant, and antiplatelet drugs as results in bleeding. Consumers must know the usgae criteria of vitamin e as it might turn out to be fatal if it is taken with nitrates lowering the tolerating capacity of the intrates in the human system . People should know that there are many drugs which can decrease the absorption and levels of the vitamin e in the body like cholestyramine, colestipol, ethanol, fish oils, mineral oil, gemfibrozil, and orlistat etc. People should consult with healthcare professional before opting vitamin e with any kind of drugs and supplements.
People should know that there is no side effects in taking vitamin e supplements even by mistake as it don't have severe side effects . It hardly shows minor symptoms of side effects like nausea, diarrhea, intestinal cramps, fatigue, headache, weakness, impaired vision , and rashses on the skin etc. Users fo vitamin e should know that it carries antioxidant activity in the body. As these antioxidant activities helps in the formation of free radicals. In many cases symptoms of allergies and bleeding is seen depend on the type of patients. Users must know why and for what reasons one is consuming oral vitamin e just for the shake of health or showoffs.
Lots of people find vitamin e in various sources like in natural foods, as additives, and available as dietary supplements in the market from different brands. One should know that vitamin e act as a collective name for the group of fat-soluble compounds carrying unique antioxidant activities. Besides that vitamin e is available in eight chemical forms such as alpha-, beta-,gamma-,and delta-tocopherol and many more forms . These carrying various types of biological activity in the body. The prescence of fat-soluble antioxidant in the vitamin e stops the production of ROS formation when fat undergoes oxidation process. Studies reveals that if limited free-radical produciton done then there is a chance of treating and delaying the occurence of chronic diseases related to free radicals in the body.