Vitamin E is an antioxidant important in protecting body tissue from damage caused by unstable substances called free radicals produced by cigarette smoke, sunlight, pollution, and chemical reactions in the body. Vitamin E helps to form red blood cells, keeping the immune system healthy and helping the body to use vitamin K.

Your body cannot make vitamin E as it is a fat-soluble vitamin your body cannot make it, so you must get it through your diet. Good sources of vitamin E include vegetable oils, eggs, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and green leafy vegetables.

In the UK, vitamin E deficiencies are rare. A vitamin E deficiency is more likely to occur in people with digestive system problems where nutrients are poorly absorbed, including pancreatic, gallbladder, coeliac and liver disease.

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