Health: Tocotrienols


LOWERS CHOLESTEROL

Tocotrienols inhibit cholesterol production in the liver, thereby lowering total blood cholesterol. Alpha tocotrienol suppresses hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity that results in the lowering of LDL cholesterol levels.
Tocotrienols which are naturally occurring in palm oil have been shown to suppress lower plasma cholesterol in humans.



REVERSES ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

A study showed that patients with confirmed carotid arteriosclerosis, who consumed 240mg of palm based tocotrienols per day for 18-36 months, had a decrease in the amount of cholesterol plaque in their carotid artery while those receiving placebo did not show such an effect.

ANTI-CANCER AND TUMOUR SUPPRESSIVE

Palm oil tocotrienols has been shown to inhibit human breast cancer cells. Delta-tocotrienol was found to be the most effective tocotrienols in inducing apoptosis (cell death) in human breast cancer cells and Gamma-tocotrienol is three times more potent in inhibiting growth of human breast cancer cultured cells than Tamoxifen.

NATURAL ANTIOXIDANT


Alpha-tocotrienol has been shown to be 40-60 times more potent than alpha-tocopherol as an antioxidant.

LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE


In a test on rats, palm gamma-tocotrienol shows the ability to prevent development of increased blood pressure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) after 3 months of supplementation.




Source: http://www.nst.com.my
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