Can we get enough tocotrienols from our diets?
Can we get enough tocotrienols from our diets? “Can we get enough tocotrienols from our diets?” is one of the most frequently asked questions. In a human clinical study, scientists from Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland assessed the consumption and intake of tocotrienols in individuals in Poland1, considering their role as bioactive compounds. […]
Low Tocotrienols Levels in Polish Population – An Indication for the Wider Population?
Low Tocotrienols Levels in Polish Population – An Indication for the Wider Population? June 20th, 2022 – New York, USA. Tocotrienols have a wide spectrum of unique biological actions and benefits including potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, cardioprotection, hepatoprotection, and neuroprotection including cognition. Given the importance of tocotrienols as biologically active molecules, it is essential to […]
Alpha-Carotene is Positively Correlated with Maternal Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD) to Provide Protection to Retina
Alpha-Carotene is Positively Correlated with Maternal Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD) to Provide Protection to Retina May 31st, 2022 – New York, USA. Carotenoids are powerful antioxidants that influence retinoid signaling level which is important in early visual and cognitive development. In a recent peer-reviewed study published in Nutrients, a group of researchers from Harvard […]
Tocotrienols May Aid Weight Loss and Improve Cognitive Performance
Tocotrienols Aid Weight Loss and Improve Cognitive Performance May 17th, 2022 – New York, USA. Tocotrienols (T3s) are reported to inhibit body weight gain and lipid droplets synthesis in the liver by a group of researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Kyorin University and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology. The researchers also reported that tocotrienols […]
Tocotrienols May Improve Cognitive Functions in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tocotrienols May Improve Cognitive Functions in Alzheimer’s Disease April 18th, 2022 – New York, USA. Different vitamin E analogs show different effects on beta-amyloid aggregation, oligomerization and disaggregation in an Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) model. A recent study, published in the journal Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, reveals the individual effects of alpha-tocotrienol (α-T3) and gamma-tocotrienol (γ-T3) […]