Vitamin E in Human Health

This comprehensive volume examines the role of vitamin E as an essential micronutrient in human health and its extensive clinical benefits. Sections cover a wide breadth of topics, including vitamin E intake and recommended daily allowance, understanding the biological activities of Vitamin E and ob...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Weber, Peter (Editor), Birringer, Marc (Editor), Blumberg, Jeffrey B. (Editor), Eggersdorfer, Manfred (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Nutrition and Health
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Stability of Vitamin E in Foods
  • Vitamin E and Mortality: A Critical Perspective of the Conflicting Meta-Analysis Outcomes
  • Vitamin E: Drug Interactions
  • Vitamin E: Interactions with Vitamin K and other Bioactive Compounds
  • Clinical Cardiovascular Disease Trials: The Vitamin E Case
  • Haptoglobin Genotype and a Promising Pharmacogenomic Approach to Prevent Diabetic Atherothrombosis with Vitamin E Supplementation
  • Vitamin E and Metabolic Syndrome
  • Vitamin E in nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • The Role of Vitamin E in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
  • The Impact of Vitamin E Isoforms on Asthma and Allergy
  • Vitamin E, Immune Function, and Protection Against Infection
  • Vitamin E and Air Pollution
  • The Role of Vitamin E in Pregnancy
  • Vitamin E and Health Care Costs: Models to Assess the Impact
  • Do Consumers Care about Micronutrients? A Perspective on the Possible Role of Vitamin E in the Dietary Choices of Consumers
  • Addressing Key Knowledge Gaps in Nutrition and the Impact of Funding Priorities in Human Nutrition.
  • Introduction
  • History of Vitamin E Research
  • Antioxidative Activity of Vitamin E
  • Bioavailability and Metabolism of Vitamin E
  • Occurrence and Bioactivities of Minor Vitamin E Derivatives
  • Bioactivity of Vitamin E Long-Chain Metabolites
  • Gene-regulatory Activity of Vitamin E
  • Metabolomic Approaches in Vitamin E Research
  • The Tocopherol Transfer Protein: Regulator of Vitamin E Status
  • The Role of Lipid Rafts in Mediating the Anticancer Effects of y-Tocotrienol
  • Interaction between Vitamin E and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
  • The Challenge of Defining Daily Intake Recommendations: Vitamin E and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
  • Vitamin E Intake and Serum Levels in the General Population: a Global Perspective
  • Vitamin E Serum Levels and the Challenge to Correct for Lipids: Accounting for the Usual Double Correction for Variance shared by Total Cholesterol and Fasting Triglycerides Reveals New Insights into the Association with the One Carbon Pathway