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Bharat Aggarwal in his speech at the seminar on nutrition and health] A formula for prevention and cancer treatment is presented by the American researcher Bharat Aggarwal of Indian origin in the framework of the XVI International Conference on Oil Palm and Expopalma 2009, which was held at the Convention Center Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, Cartagena DT between 22 and 25 September 2009.

These tocotrienols from palm oil, whose properties and regulatory antioxidant has been scientifically proven that they are beneficial to human health because they directly influence the control of the appearance of inflammatory factors in the body. This was revealed by the expert who said that "the use of this food with nutraceutical properties, ie therapeutic, has antitumor factors that may be beneficial, tocotrienols extracted from palm oil, directly influence the control of inflammation, specifically blocking the NF-kappa-beta, this network master control inflammation, which is activated by factors such as stress, infections and inflammations and primarily, diseases such as gastritis, hepatitis and bronchitis. He explained that could also function similarly to statins, which are powerful drugs used to lower LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. These have a beneficial effect on the risk profile for cardiovascular disease by raising HDL cholesterol. This has been revealed in several studies with supplementation with palm oil, "has also been shown to have a dampening effect on triglyceride levels and may also reduce biomarkers of inflammation," he said.

Source of Vitamin E

Nutritionally, tocotrienols are fat-soluble substances closely related to vitamin E. Have antioxidant properties and regulatory factors in the onset of inflammation and help protect body cells against the effects of free radicals. They are the major component of some species of vegetation, including palm oil, characterized as an exemplar of high concentration of this substance. The antioxidant activity of tocotrienols has been attributed to a number of mechanisms, including effective interaction with free radical species, more efficient recycling. "In many studies in animals have shown a significant decrease in tumor growth for groups supplemented with tocotrienols," said Aggarwal. Experimental tests also show that tocotrienols may be more efficient than tocopherol in protecting LDL from oxidation. It should be noted that most research on vitamin E has been directed toward the tocopherols and only 1% has been focused on studies of tocotrienols, by denying that they contain abundant levels of vitamin E.