Consider the following statements 1 Vitamin E is a fat soluble antioxidant protecting cell membranes...........

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Consider the following statements:

1. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant protecting cell membranes from reactive oxygen species.

2. Vitamin E deficiency is rare in humans, occurring as a consequence of abnormalities in dietary fat absorption.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Vitamin E is a group of eight fat soluble compounds that include four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. Vitamin E deficiency, which is rare and usually due to an underlying problem with digesting dietary fat rather than from a diet low in vitamin E, can cause nerve problems.