Assortment: 400 I.U., 100-ct softgel capsules
One softgel capsule provides: 400 I.U. of Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol). Each softgel contains 100% natural source material for greater bioavailability.
Directions: As a dietary supplement for mature adults take one capsule by mouth 1-2 times a day, with sufficient amount of fluid.
What exactly is Vitamin E?
The recognition of vitamin E's requirement
in our diet goes back 75 years. Vitamin E is in reality a mixture
of at least 8 related substances: the tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma,
and delta forms) and the tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta forms).
The toco-pherols are most plentiful in oil seeds, leaves, and other green
parts of plants, while the tocotrienols are found mainly in the bran and
germ portions of seeds and cereals. In humans, alpha-tocopherol appears
to be the most important due to its high biological activity.
What does the research say about
Vitamin E?
The major activity of vitamin E is the
ability to function as an antioxidant, particularly for the preservation
of
polyunsaturated fats; it is this group
of fatty acids that is most susceptible to oxidative damage. There is an
increasing recognition among cardiovascular disease investigators that
lipid (fat) oxidation, especially the lipid contained in LDL (low density
lipoprotein), accelerates the process of arteriosclerosis. Only sufficiently
large doses of vitamin E supplements (>100 IU/day) had a significant effect.
According to a very recent Finnish study, the incidence of prostate cancer
diagnosis was 32% lower among men who took vitamin E.
Finally, the role of vitamin E in protecting
the skin from UV (by the sun) damage is well appreciated.
Are there any side-effects in taking
Vitamin E?
In general, there have been little to
no adverse effects reported. Most of the few side effects that appear in
the literature are largely anecdotal or irreproducible.
Regular use of Vitamin E for any purpose only to be decided on advice of a health care professional.
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