Vitamin EIntroduction Structure and Chemical Classification Chemical Structure and Classification Does and Toxicityand Toxicity Deficiency Deficiency... Vitamin E is a powerful antioxid
Trang 1UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY
IN HO CHI MINH CITY
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY
IN HO CHI MINH CITY
GROUP 4: VITAMIN E
Trang 3Vitamin E
Introduction Structure and Chemical
Classification
Chemical Structure and Classification Does and Toxicityand Toxicity Deficiency Deficiency
Trang 4Vitamin E is an antioxidant.
It may help protect your cells from damage
I.Introduction
Trang 5This essential nutrient occurs naturally in many foods.
It’s also available as a dietary supplement
Sometimes, it’s in processed foods
Vitamin E is fat-soluble
Trang 6You’ve probably seen rust on your bike or car.
Trang 7A similar process of oxidation and accelerated aging takes place in your body when cells are exposed to molecules called free radicals.
Trang 8Free radicals weaken and break down healthy cells
Trang 9These molecules may also contribute to heart disease and cancer.
Trang 10Free radicals form as a result of normal body
processes
They cause damage that shortens the life of your cells
Trang 11Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that may help reduce free radical damage and slow the aging process of your cells, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Trang 12Researchers have investigated the use of vitamin
E as treatment for a variety of degenerative
diseases, including:
• hardening of the arteries
• high blood pressure
• heart disease
• cancer
Trang 13Vitamin E may help people with higher environmental or lifestyle risk factors.
Trang 14Free radicals are increased by:
• cigarette smoking
• exposure to air pollution
• high exposure to ultraviolet rays from sunlight
Trang 15Vitamin E may help repair damaged cells.
Trang 16Chemical structure and classification
• Vitamin E is an oil-soluble vitamin There are two types of vitamin E: natural and synthetic
Trang 17• Vitamins of natural origin: extracted from
vegetable oils
Soybean Maize
Barley seed
Trang 18Oily seeds: sunflower seeds
Trang 19• Vitamin E in nature consists of seven different forms of tocopherol and tocotrienol
Trang 20• Tocopherol: All tocopherols have the same phthalocyanines
Trang 22Vitamin E synthetic
It is not economically feasible to extract the natural foods, so
a synthetic vitamin E is produced However, the effect of
Vitamin E synthetic is lower than that of natural origin.
Trang 23• If you eat a normal diet with vegetable oils, green vegetables, ensuring adequate supply of vitamin E is not difficult.
• Only take vitamin E supplements beyond 30 years of age or when there is evidence of vitamin E deficiency that can not be provided through diet
Trang 24- Vitamin E supplements should only be applied
to those with dry skin, low in vitamin E diets
- The need for vitamin E supplements is about :
Trang 26Vitamin E
is likely safe for most healthy people when taken by mouth or applied to the skin Most people do not experience any side effects when taking the recommended daily dose,
which is 15 mg.
Trang 27Relatively nontoxic Toxicity with
supplement Interferes with vitamin K’s role in blood clotting,
augmentation of anti-blood clotting medication and increases hemolysis
Trang 28High doses can also cause nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps, fatigue, weakness, headache, blurred vision, rash, and bruising and bleeding.
Trang 29Special Precautions & Warnings
Pregnancy Breast-feeding Infants and children Angioplasty, a heart
procedure
Trang 30Special Precautions & Warnings