It’s an everyday vitamin that you may be taking for its potential health benefits, one of them is believed to be cancer prevention. But could this vitamin actually be increasing the risk of cancer? Today we’re talking about vitamin E and the current data surrounding whether this vitamin actually increases or decreases your risk for cancer. In medicine, treatment is only one piece of the puzzle. Often a healthy lifestyle and diet can make a huge difference in cancer prevention. Looking into some of the evidence surrounding this supplement may make you think twice about supplementing with vitamin E.
It’s a powerful antioxidant that plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy body many of us take it on a daily basis for its potential health benefits potential benefits include promoting skin Health strengthening immunity management of cardiovascular disease Alzheimer’s prevention and prevention of cancer we’re talking about vitamin E but
Does it really prevent cancer vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that comes in various forms Alpha toop fural is the form most commonly found in vitamin E supplements researchers aim to study its cancer preventive benefit in the select study the study was actually halted halfway through with early analysis
Showing that vitamin E offered no cancer prevention benefit in fact longer term followup actually found that there was a 177% increased risk of prostate cancer in men taking the vitamin E on the other hand Ain study of male smokers found that those taking daily vitamin E supplements had a 32% lower
Risk for developing prostate cancer and a 41% lower risk of dying from prostate cancer compared to those receiving Placebo so what does this mean for you like so many things in science it’s unclear in 2014 the US preventive Services Task Force made a recommendation against the use of vitamin E supplementation for cancer
Prevention when we take supplements we may be exposing our bodies to higher levels than is natural this can be problematic for fat soluble vitamins like vitamin E that can accumulate in the body unless you have a medical condition causing a deficiency in vitamin E or are advised
By your medical team to do so most of us are better off getting this vitamin naturally through diet instead of with supplementation it can be found in various foods such as almonds spinach sunflower seeds and avocado vitamin E has the potential for numerous health benefits from supporting the
Immune system to promoting healthy skin but for cancer prevention we just can’t be sure ultimately if you decide to supplement it is best to stay within the recommended daily allowance unless instructed otherwise by your Healthcare professional please note this video is not medical advice always be sure to consult with your healthcare provider
Prior to starting a supplement regimen if if you found this information helpful like And subscribe for more content like this
