A new study has found that Vitamin E can be a useful weapon when it comes to fighting obesity and related diseases.
A study conducted by researchers from Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Cornell University, found that Vitamin E can be a useful weapon when it comes to fighting obesity and obesity-related diseases. The essential nutrient was found to lessen the severity of impact of obesity-related illnesses on the liver.
"The implications of our findings could have a direct impact on the lives of the approximately 63 million Americans who are at potential risk for developing obesity-related liver disease in their lifetimes," said Danny Manor, an associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
The discovery, reports Science Daily, was chanced upon by accident when Manor and Manor's research team at Case Western were studying the effects of Vitamin E on the nervous system.
The accurate effects of Vitamin E on health have earlier been difficult to determine, though its antioxidative properties were reported to offer protection from a variety of well-known illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease.
"These findings may have a significant impact on public health," Manor said, "as the vast majority of adults in the United States do not consume the amount of vitamin E recommended by the National Institute of Medicine."
Authors of the study recommend adults should include 15 milligrams of Vitamin E in their diets daily. Foods with large amounts of Vitamin E are sunflower seeds, almonds, pine nuts, cooked spinach and dried apricots.
