Vitamin E deficiency rarely occurs in humans. Vitamin E is present in many foods we eat every day, wheat, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, soy oil (Soy is present in almost every packaged product on the market), Broccoli, etc. Although the study shows we are not 't get the daily intake full recommended vitamin E, a twenty-two international units a half. Because this study came out a lot of people started to worry that they are not getting enough vitamins and started taking mega doses of vitamin E. While in some cases it is true that people need supplements, such as pregnant or lactating women are not entirely necessary for the general public. Vitamin E deficiency has never been shown in healthy human. It has been shown in other species and in those with medical conditions that limit the body's ability to absorb vitamin E. It's possible to develop a deficiency if you maintain a very strict diet and low fat limited to a specific period, but the other vitamin deficiency will appear as well. Deficiency can occur in people with an inability to absorb fat, because fat is needed in some digestive tract for absorption of vitamin E. Someone with a genetic abnormality in the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein they will have a deficiency of vitamin E. Last premature infants will be deficient in vitamin or babies born with low weight because of poor transfer of vitamin E from the mother through the placenta in cases of premature babies or just lack of time to transfer the vitamin. Lack of vitamin E seem also associated with Zinc deficiency. Zinc in the body can use to absorb or utilize vitamin E or diet can be lacking in some vitamins and nutrients. Other conditions that can lead to deficiency of vitamin various intestinal disorders. Those who suffer from Crohn's disease often experience diarrhea and the subsequent inability to absorb vitamins. If you lack the ability to secrete bile you may need a special form of water-soluble vitamin E since bile helps with the absorption of fat in the digestive tract. Some symptoms of deficiency of vitamin E is sometimes nerve degeneration in hands and feet, muscle weakness, blindness eventually. In infants you may notice irritability and edema. While adults can develop anemia, a deficiency of red blood cells, so you may notice fatigue, weakness, and pale. The problem with vitamin E deficiency is that anyone who develops is likely to have disease that is the underlying cause, such as Crohn's disease or gallbladder problems. So before diagnosing themselves as having a deficiency of vitamin E you should go to the doctor and have them look at you for a proper diagnosis. In most cases of curing disease naturally will stop the symptoms.
