Vitamini E, monga mafuta osungunuka a antioxidant, amakhala ngati "zida zoteteza" zamphamvu pa selo lililonse m'thupi.
M'moyo watsiku ndi tsiku, matupi athu nthawi zonse amakhala akuwukiridwa ndi ma free radicals, ma free radicals awa ali ngati chiwonongeko chopanda pake cha "oyambitsa mavuto", chidzawononga ma cell, kufulumizitsa ukalamba wa thupi ndi matenda.
Vitamini E amagwira ntchito yogwira podalira mphamvu zake zamphamvu za antioxidant, kuchitapo kanthu polimbana ndi ma radicals aulere, kuteteza nembanemba zama cell kuchokera ku okosijeni, kulola ma cell kukhala athanzi nthawi zonse, kuchepetsa chiopsezo cha kuwonongeka kwa maselo, kuti awonetsetse kugwira ntchito mwadongosolo kwa ziwalo za thupi.