Vitamin E and Selenium protect cells from oxidative damage Vitamin E and selenium function jointly in protecting body cells from oxidation-induced damage. Low levels of selenium can partly be replaced by higher levels of vitamin E and vice versa, but they can never totally replace each other. Selenium deficiency is a constant threat where soils are low in selenium, as in Scandinavia and the British Isles. selen-vitaminE Biological oxidation In order to extract the chemical energy bound in organic nutrients like fat and carbohydrate, all animals use oxygen from the…