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Fat Boosts Vitamin E Absorption
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Fat Boosts Vitamin E Absorption
Questions have been raised about the efficacy of vitamin E supplements when taken with low- fat meals.
It is known that vitamin E supplements can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, as can a low-fat diet.
But research by the University of Surrey has shown that if a vitamin E supplement is taken with a low-fat meal, the absorption of the vitamin into the blood stream, and therefore its efficacy, is significantly reduced.
Dr John Lodge and his team discovered that the absorption of vitamin E into the blood stream was minimal when taken with only a glass of water or with cereal and semi-skimmed milk.
But absorption rates are significantly higher when taken with cereal and full-fat milk or cream, and higher still when taken with a meal of toast and butter.
Dr Lodge said, 'This research is significant as it shows that people following a healthy, low-fat diet may not immediately be getting the same coronary protection as they might expect from their vitamin E supplements.
'However, this does not mean that I recommend people take up a higher fat diet, as further research needs to be done, and the levels of vitamin E and its protection can be achieved with a low- fat diet over a longer time frame, if you take the supplement on an ongoing basis.'
CANCER experts have called for a stop to the practice of labelling cigarette packets with tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide contents.
The tar delivery of cigarettes is routinely measured with a machine and, with the exception of the United States, it is stated on every packet as a legal requirement in almost every country.
But a group of international experts said in the British Medical Journal that these measurements are misleading and should be discontinued.
They said human smoking patterns vary greatly and are not mimicked by the machine.
The authors said tar labelling has served the tobacco industry well, underpinning claims that cigarettes were light or ultralight and falsely reassuring many smokers who might have quit the habit.