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How to Recover From Fish Oil

Mastering Nutrition

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The Effects of Vitamin E on Oxidative Damage Risk

Vitamin E is called a chain-breaking antioxidant because it's capable of breaking lipid peroxidation chain reactions. But you can never stop an oxidant that reaches the cell membrane from oxidizing the first Pufa with vitamin E. You can only stop a chain reaction, so therefore more Pufa or more oxidants always means more Lipid Peroxidation. It's just that vitamin E is there for damage control and prevents it from getting out of hand.

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