Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Vitamin E questions and answers


Is our Vitamin E naturally made or not, and is it healthy to have it dosed so high?

Vitamin E can be derived naturally (from wheat, etc) or made synthetically. The Vitamin E in Supplement-IT is synthetically made.
Our ingredient is "Vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate)" This means our supplement is GLUTEN FREE, which is a selling point. yay!
To read more: http://altmedangel.com/vite.htm

Why do we have 100 IU or 333% Daily Value of Vitamin E in our supplement? or rather, is this a safe amount to consume?
Yes, this is fine. There is 100 IU of "Vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate)" in 2 capsules of Supplement-IT.
even if someone were to take 200 IU of "Vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate)" or 4 capsules of Supplement-IT per day, it would not harm them according to :
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamine.asp

"The FNB has established ULs for vitamin E based on the potential for hemorrhagic effects (see Table 3). The ULs apply to all forms of supplemental alpha-tocopherol, including the eight stereoisomers present in synthetic vitamin E. Doses of up to 1,000 mg/day (1,500 IU/day of the natural form or 1,100 IU/day of the synthetic form) in adults appear to be safe, although the data are limited and based on small groups of people taking at least 2,000 IU for a few weeks or months. Long-term intakes above the UL increase the risk of adverse health effects [6]. Vitamin E ULs for infants have not been established."

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