How vitamin E stops atherosclerosis by stopping lipid peroxidation

Published on 08/19/2021 by Dr. med. Christian Gersch
Dr. Gersch is a Kaiserslautern based concierge physican

Lipid peroxidation is one of the most important reasons why we age as humans. It is not completely preventable, but we can control its extent through our diet. One control mechanism I advise you to follow, is to consume as little polyunsaturated fatty acids as possible. Because these are around a thousand times more reactive than saturated fats (for more details, please see the section on "fat" in the basic course). The other way to limit lipid peroxidation is through antioxidants. Vitamin E is by far the most important:

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