VITAMINS – VITAMIN E; A
Vitamin E, which is one of the fat-soluble group, has been hailed as an aid to sexuality. Advertisements have stated or implied that it will improve a man’s potency, increase fertility or remove wrinkles.
As well, in this coronary-prone society, it has also been claimed to reduce arterio-sclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and lower cholesterol levels in the blood.
While it has some famous people lauding its use, there is no worthwhile valid medical evidence that is acceptable to medical scientists to prove that it is of any use whatever.
Vitamin E occurs naturally in the germ of cereals and in green vegetables. An intake of 30mg a day is necessary for the development of red blood cells.
But its place in human nutrition and in the treatment of all those other situations is still very much in doubt.
Vitamin A is required for the proper nutrition of the skin and tissues of the eye. It also forms part of the chemical known as Visual Purple, which is necessary for clear vision in poor light.
It occurs in liver, dairy products and fish oils. It can be formed in the body from carotenes, which occur in green vegetables, carrots and apricots.
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