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Natural vitamin E tocotrienol reaches blood at protective levels

antioxidant | biotechnology | cardiovascular | diet | nervous system | stroke | supplements | vitamins

Two recent studies offer new evidence suggesting an alternative form of natural vitamin E can be taken by mouth and will reach the blood in humans at levels determined to protect against stroke and other diseases. Vitamin E occurs naturally in eight different forms. The primary vitamin E on drugstore shelves is called tocopherol, or TCP. [...]