At the recent DSM Science and Technology Awards, DSM Nutritional Products corporate scientist Dr Peter Weber told Shane Starling why multidisciplinary methods were revealing new functionalities for the multi-form vitamin known best for its antioxidant properties.
“The genetic profile actually makes the difference regarding the effect of vitamin E in cardiovascular diseases,” Dr Weber said. “They actually showed in quite a large number of people … that if you do provide 400IU in vitamin E that the cardiovascular events were much lower in the people that carry what is called a genetic polymorphism.”
He added policy makers needed to be educated about intake deficiencies.