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Vitamin E: A Super-Hero Vitamin

Vitamin E: A Super-Hero Vitamin - Glossary

Glossary

Vitamin E: A substance used in cancer prevention; it belongs to the family of drugs called tocopherols

Alopecia: Hair loss

Antioxidant: Prevents oxidation (combining with oxygen). Anti- oxidant substances include superoxide dismutase, selenium, vitamin C and E, and zinc

Alzheimer disease: a condition that occurs late in life and worsens with time in which brain cells degenerate; it is accompanied by memory loss, physical decline, and confusion

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