28 Jul 2017 --- Vitamin E deficiency could be linked to producing offspring with behavioral impairment and metabolic problems, according to new Oregon State University research. The findings, discovered in a study on zebrafish, are significant because the neurological development of zebrafish is similar to that of humans. Nutrition surveys also show that around 95 percent of women in the US have inadequate intakes of the crucial micronutrient, and therefore this could possibly affect their offspring.