What causes a deficiency in vitamin E?

A lack of vitamin E in your body causes neurological problems due to a poorer nerve transmission. This nerve damage include problems such as spino cerebellar ataxia (neurodegenerative disease characterized by a set of signs and symptoms characteristic of a more or less severe in the cerebellum, which results in difficulty walking and the balance) and myopathy (neuromuscular disease resulting in degeneration of muscle tissue). Read also: Reduce the risk of brain diseases through diet.

A deficiency of vitamin E may also cause anemia due to oxidative damage exerted on red blood cells. Read also: Anemia: Food to treat anemia.