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Vitamin E deficiency: Difficulty walking could be a sign you need supplements - study

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lack of vitamin E can ultimately trigger walking and coordination difficulties, as well as muscle weakness. Also known as alpha-tocopherol, or a-tocopherol, it is mainly found in fatty foods such as cooking oils - like olive oil and sunflower oil, and nuts and seeds.

Vitamin E works to protect the neurons moving through our bodies - and without it the function of the nervous system can break down.

According to a study by a team of American researchers, vitamin E "is an essential dietary antioxidant with important neuroprotective functions".

The paper, published in journal Neuroscience, proved the need for vitamin E in maintaining purkinje neurons - which live in the brain and are vital for coordination, control, and the learning of movements.

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