Does palm oil vitamin E reduce the risk of pregnancy induced hypertension?

• Main Authors: Abdullah Mahdy, Zaleha, Siraj, Harlina Halizah, Khaza'ai, Huzwah, Abd Mutalib, Mohd Sokhini, Azwar, Muhammad Hatta, Abdul Wahab, Marianah, Md Dali, Ahmad Zailani Hatta, Jaafar, Rohana, Mohd Ismail, Nor Azlin, Jamil, Muhammad Abdul, Adeeb, Nafisa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove - Karolinum Press, Charles University 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29767/1/Does%20palm%20oil%20vitamin%20E%20reduce%20the%20risk%20of%20pregnancy%20induced%20hypertension.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29767/

In view of the high anti-oxidative potential oftocotrienol, the role of the tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) of palm oil in preventing pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) was explored in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in an urban teaching hospital. Healthy primigravidae...