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If you'd like another view about vitamins, check out:
http://www.lef.org
Recently the BBC and The New York Times ran articles
disputing the value of vitamins. These articles appear
to be more politically motivated than good science.
If you do decide to use supplemental vitamin e,
because it is an oil based vitamin, should be stored
in the frig.
best.
--- Fredrik Murman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Marylee Grasso <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >Which foods provide a good source of naturally
> occurring vitamin E?
>
> There's plenty of vitamin E in for example:
>
> - Sunflower seeds, almonds, hazelnuts, olive oil,
> flaxseeds, walnuts
> - Liver or fat from turkey, duck or chicken
> - Tallow from mutton or beef
> - Olive oil
> - Egg yolks
> - Broccoli
>
> In animals more generally, the highest
> concentrations are found in adrenal
> glands, testicles, uterus and fat tissue.
>
> Whether they are good or bad sources depends on your
> taste. I don't like
> e.g. olive oil. And, I don't like egg yolks without
> the egg white. I
> haven't tasted flaxseeds.
>
> Futher, it's good to know that vitamin E tolerates
> heat quite well
> but is
> sensitive to cold and decreases in the freezer. It's
> also sensitive to air
> and light.
>
> Fredrik
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