Vitamin E is bad for bones

Supplementation with vitamin E, in fact, may weaken the bone rather than to strengthen them. This conclusion was made by Japanese researchers from Keio University.

As reported in the journal Nature Medicine, vitamin E Which is unofficially considered anti-aging vitamin, it is able to make the bones brittle and older. So, vitamin supplements were on laboratory rats over time were weaker bone by 20% compared to those receiving a normal diet.

Most alarming is that the effect was observed after eight weeks from initiation of Vitamin E . As scientists believe, it is urgently needed extensive research on humans, since this type of vitamin supplements are very popular. Vitamin E   It found naturally in nuts, olive oil, cereals and egg yolk. It is believed that he is able to slow down the course of ruthless time, "fighting aging from within."

Among the virtues of vitamin E is traditionally written decreased risk of heart disease, cancer and cataracts, as well as the preservation of mental acuity and sufficient blood supply to the skin. This is one of the most popular ingredients of vitamin supplements, received dozens, if not hundreds of millions of people.

Japanese researchers have focused on the effects of alpha-tocopherol, the most common form of vitamin E on bone strength. In one study, mice genetically programmed from birth with weak bones, getting vitamin E, quickly reduced bone density. But the inclusion of these vitamin supplements in the diet of mice with normal bone thinning led to 20% in just two months.

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