Vitamin Supplements

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you (or your baby) have an above-average risk of developing a vitamin E deficiency

• Do you have any of the following chronic illnesses: cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis, biliary cirrhosis, or Crohn’s disease? These illnesses can produce vitamin E deficiencies, particularly when they interfere with absorption of fat from the intestines. In general, however, this poor absorption must persist for five to ten years before signs of a deficiency occur.

• Is your diet high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (found in corn, safflower, and sunflower oil)? Vitamin E protects these unsaturated fats from oxidation. When you consume more of them, you need extra vitamin E to maintain this protective role.

• Are you on a weight-loss (e.g. low-fat, low-calorie) diet? Inadequate amounts of vitamin E might be consumed while dieting.

• Do you take certain medications that interfere with vitamin E absorption? Most commonly, these deficits occur with mineral oil and particular anticholesterol drugs such as cholestyramine and colestipol, when they are taken for long periods of time.

• Do you smoke cigarettes? Smoking increases the likelihood of vitamin E insufficiency

• Are you exposed to air pollution? Living in a community with high levels of smog and other environmental pollutants can increase the need for vitamin E.

• Are you pregnant or breast-feeding? Extra vitamin E is necessary to ensure proper fetal growth. The RDAs advise a 25 percent increase of this vitamin during pregnancy. Women who are nursing should increase the dose even more.

• Was your baby born prematurely, with a low birth weight? A preterm infant may have difficulty absorbing vitamin E and may also have low amounts of the vitamin stored in the liver.

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