Vitamin E is essential for the human body, vitamin E acts as antioxidant and vitamin E deficiency may lead to anxiety, vision problems, muscle weakness, loss of sensation and nerve damage. In this video you will learn what are the signs and symptoms of vitamin E deficiency, and why vitamin E deficiency is bad for you. A person on a very low–fat diet might be vitamin E deficient. The best way to get this vitamin is through a healthy diet that includes a variety of superfoods. It acts as an antioxidant and helps to protect the cells from damage caused by free radicals. Vitamin E really is a powerful antioxidant as it helps cells to fight infections and keeps the immune system functioning. Therefore, it’s really important to keep your levels normal. Having vitamin E deficiency, you may experience:
1.Nerve damage
Being deficient in vitamin E can lead to nerve damage
However, this may happen if the deficiency is severe
2.Vision
Vitamin E deficiency can both weaken light receptors in the retina and damage other cells in the eye
Over time, if the situation worsens, the deficiency can lead to vision loss
3. Loss of sensation
Burning sensation, tingling, numbness and pin needling sensation may occur due to a lack of vitamin E in the body
It may also lead to loss of sensation in hands, arms, legs, and feet
Sometimes it may also cause poor balance
4.Muscle weakness
As vitamin E is essential for the functioning of the central nervous system, a deficiency can lead to muscle weakness
And as you already know, the vitamin is among the body’s main antioxidants
Therefore, a deficiency results in oxidative stress
5.Anxiety
In fact, a study found that very low levels of Vitamin E, may result in anxiety-like behaviors
Another research says that vitamin E deficiency from birth or infancy may increase the risk of developing anxiety
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