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Vitamin E - Coggle Diagram
Vitamin E
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BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
- powerful antioxidant that can counteract the damaging effects of free radicals
- protects red and white blood cells from damage
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EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCY
- risk of damage to cells by free radicals, increasing risk of some cancers, CHD, and strokes
2.- anaemia due to low levels of red blood cells, needed to transport oxygen - reduced immunity due to low levels of white blood cells, needed to fight infection
- eye disorders in premature babies which can lead to blindness