05 May2014
Two-year study finds that vitamin E from palm oil helps to protect brain’s white matter
Palm tocotrienols may slow the progression of brain-degenerating white matter lesions
MINNEAPOLIS, April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — While you may know about your brain’s gray matter, did you also know that about 50 percent of your brain is made of white matter? The health of your brain’s white matter affects how well it learns and functions. This is also the area of the brain most often affected by stroke. Now results of a two-year human clinical study published in the American Heart Association journal, Stroke, show that vitamin E tocotrienols derived from Malaysian palm oil may support white matter health by weakening the progression of white matter lesions. This is the first study that provides solid evidence of tocotrienols’ neuroprotective benefits in humans.
