Obese people need more vitamin E, but actually get less

(Oregon State University) A recent study suggests that obese people with metabolic syndrome face an unexpected quandary when it comes to vitamin E -- they need more than normal levels of the vitamin because their weight and other problems are causing increased oxidative stress, but those same problems actually cause their effective use of vitamin E to be reduced.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news