VITAMIN E

[Cari aka “Rinse & rePeat”]

Since avocados are so high in unsaturated fat that they are toxic to the liver and vitamin E is protective against unsaturated fats, wouldn’t the vitamin E in the avocado protect against it’s harmful fats?

[Anonymous]

I can say I’ve had very high body temperatures while eating sunflower seeds which are super high PUFA yet have lots of vitamin E

[J.R.K]

On the topic of PUFA and vitamin E, Dr Peat in his article on Vitamin E advised prudence in the consumption of PUFA and the need for vitamin E.

 

Since the requirement for vitamin E decreases as the consumption of unsaturated fats decreases, the requirement, if any, would be very small if we didn’t eat significant quantities of those fats.

 

[Cari aka “Rinse & rePeat”]

@J.R.K. “On the topic of PUFA and vitamin E, Dr Peat in his article on Vitamin E advised prudence in the consumption of PUFA and the need for vitamin E.

Since the requirement for vitamin E decreases as the consumption of unsaturated fats decreases, the requirement, if any, would be very small if we didn’t eat significant quantities of those fats.”

Wouldn’t the vitamin E in those foods like avocados naturally protect against the unsaturated fats?

 

[J.R.K]

In theory this is a possibility that the levels of vitamin E might offset the PUFA present in avocados, this certainly would be the case in an ideal world, but with that being said I do not know what an ideal world would really look like.

Things like growing conditions, PUFA to vitamin E ratios in the avocado themselves along with other PUFA levels consumed in other foods that have low levels but contribute in a cumulative manner are all factors to consider the levels of Vitamin E one needs to incorporate into ones daily regimen.

[Cari]

@Zack Vegas

What do you think about avocados and nuts, is the high vitamin E content built into them enough to protect one from the PUFA in them?

• This reply was modified 4 months, 2 weeks ago by Cari.

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