Vitamin E can be found naturally in some foods for instance fruits, whole grains, low-fat milk, fish, poultry, and nuts. It can also be added to others or can be taken as a dietary supplement.

It’s a fat-soluble vitamin with unique anti-oxidation uses. The oxidants help in protecting cells from being damaged by free radicals which come about when the body is exposed to environmental hazards such as air pollution, UV radiations and cigarette smoke.

Vitamin E supplements provide only the alpha-tocopherol which inhibits the activity of protein kinase C (an enzyme that’s involved in cell proliferation and differentiation of smooth muscles). The supplements help in maintaining the body immune system. By elimination of free radicals from the body, the supplements protect the body from diseases such as cancer, heart diseases, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and age-related muscular degeneration.

Most Vitamin D supplements provide over 100 IU of the nutrient. The normal/recommended daily dosage of Vitamin D is 40 IU which explains why people who take the supplements end up taking high doses. According to recent studies, high-dose Vitamin E supplement use is very harmful to the body as it increases the body’s exposure to the same conditions that its trying to prevent.