Mixed vitamin E may support blood vessel health in healthy adults
Short-term supplementation with vitamin E may support the function of cells lining blood cells from potential damage during the increase in blood sugar levels after eating, says a new study.
Five days of supplementation with a gamma-tocopherol-rich mixture of tocopherols maintained vascular endothelial function the function of the cells lining blood vessels, according to findings published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry .
The vitamin E supplement was also associated with supporting blood flow in the arteries and a reduction in increases of malondialdehyde (MDA – a reactive carbonyl compound and a well-established marker of oxidative stress).
This study demonstrates that short-term gamma-tocopherol-rich mixture of tocopherols supplementation in healthy men maintains vascular endothelial function that is otherwise impaired by postprandial hyperglycemia likely by decreasing lipid peroxidation without affecting inflammatory responses,” report researchers from the University of Connecticut (USA) and Changwon National University (South Korea).
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