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Vitamin E FoodsVitamin E is an antioxidant that prevents the unsaturated fat and other compounds of oxygen from degradation. More over it also aids in the repair and functioning of the cell membranes. Most vitamin E foods include nuts and vegetables that are always easily available in the stores. It is believed that on an average an adult male requires a minimum of 10 milligrams of vitamin E whereas an adult woman would require at least 7 milligrams of vitamin E per day. Vitamin E is usually available in most stores. It comes in gel caps or as oil both of which can be applied topically and used to protect your skin and also act as an anti inflammatory. It is also available in capsule form which can be consumed in prescribed amounts. This vitamin E protects you from the UV rays of the sun and Vitamin E is also said to have different potency levels, it has been believed that the higher the potency of the vitamin E the better level of protection it is bound to provide. The biggest sources of vitamin E are plants. Vegetables like olive, corn peanut etc have been found have a large content of vitamin e. Vitamin E is said to be fat soluble like other vitamins A and D. Some foods that are rich in vitamin E are all the green leafy vegetables. Since vegetable have more of vitamin E in them it is best that you try your level best to cut down on the meat in your diet and try to increase the intake of vegetable as compared to the meat that you are now eating. Other than that since nuts are an excellent source of vitamin E you can substitute them as snack. Instead of reaching for your usual fried snacks you could always have a ready stack of nut like peanuts or pistachios or almonds or walnuts right at hand so that when these become your snack you will automatically be getting the vitamin E that your body needs and also making sure that you will cut down on the fat and keep your body healthy.
Some of the vitamin E foods list is given below this is a list that has been prepared by the national institute of health, the content of vitamin E is given in the measure is given in international units that will help to judge what and how much of it you will have to eat to make sure that you are able to fulfil the daily required amount of vitamin E for your body.
Wheat Germ Oil, 1 Tb 26.2, Corn Oil, 1 Tb 2.9, Soybean Oil, 1 Tb 2.5 , Turnip greens, frozen,boiled,1/2 cup 2.4 , Mango, raw, without refuse, 1 fruit 2.3 , Peanuts, dry roasted, 1oz 2.1 Mixed nuts w/ peanuts, oil roasted, 1 oz. 1.7, Mayonnaise made w/ soybean oil, 1 Tb 1.6 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, boiled, ½ cup 1.5 , Dandelion greens, boiled, ½ cup 1.3 , Pistachio nuts, dry roasted, 1 oz. 1.2 , Spinach, frozen, boiled, ½ cup 0.85
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| Submitted on February 15, 2011 |
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