{"id":15403,"date":"2009-12-26T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-26T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=15403"},"modified":"2010-01-11T13:18:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T18:18:29","slug":"vitamin-guide-a-zinc-vitamin-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-a-zinc-vitamin-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin Guide A-Zinc: Vitamin E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"vitamin e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-a-zinc-vitamin-e\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-15406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Sunflower-seeds-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sunflower seeds\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that is an <a title=\"antioxidant foods\" href=\"    * https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/these-foods-pack-a-mighty-punch-of-antioxidants\/\" target=\"_self\">antioxidant<\/a> and protects our body from free radicals. These free radicals can damage our cells and also cause cardiovascular disease, which is why it can be said that vitamin E is essential to maintaining a healthy heart and protecting against heart disease. As an additional benefit vitamin E is also effective in helping with the immune system.<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin E is typically measured in milligrams and the recommended daily intakes are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Men 19+ years of age = 15mg\/daily<\/li>\n<li>Women 19+ years of age=15mg\/daily<\/li>\n<li>Women who are breastfeeding= 19mg\/daily<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check with your health care provider to determine how much vitamin E you need, especially if you are a woman who is expecting. According to a study recently done by the USDA, the intake of vitamin E by women aged 19-50 years was less than 90%, a number that can be improved upon with the following foods:<a title=\"mango\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-a-zinc-vitamin-e\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15440\" title=\"mango\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/mango.jpg\" alt=\"mango\" width=\"262\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1oz Almonds \u2013 8mg<\/li>\n<li>1oz Sunflower oil \u2013 14mg<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Vegetable oil \u2013 3mg<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp Peanut Butter \u2013 3mg<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd Frozen Broccoli \u2013 2mg<\/li>\n<li>1 raw Mango \u2013 1mg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the foods listed above, green leafy vegetables are also a good source, such as spinach. Please note that some foods lose a good amount of their vitamin E content when cooked, processed or even through storage.  To help retain the vitamin amount use whole-grain flours and ensure foods are stored in airtight containers.<\/p>\n<p>View the entire vitamin guide:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"vitamin a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/vitamin-guide-from-a-to-zinc-vitamin-a\/\" target=\"_self\">Vitamin A<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"vitamin b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-from-a-to-zinc-vitamin-b12\/\" target=\"_self\">Vitamin B12<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"vitamin c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-a-to-zinc-vitamin-c\/\" target=\"_self\">Vitamin C<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"vitamin d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-from-a-to-zinc-vitamin-d\/\" target=\"_self\">Vitamin D<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"vitamin e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-a-zinc-vitamin-e\/\" target=\"_self\">Vitamin E<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"vitamin l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/vitamin-guide-from-a-to-zinc-vitamin-l\/\" target=\"_self\">Vitamin L<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"zinc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/vitamin-guide-a-to-zinc-zinc\/\" target=\"_self\">Zinc<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that is an antioxidant and protects our body from free radicals <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/vitamin-guide-a-zinc-vitamin-e\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[29,2807,2680,190],"class_list":["post-15403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-nutrition","tag-vitamin-e","tag-vitamin-guide","tag-vitamins"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15403"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15442,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15403\/revisions\/15442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}