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Hi All, I've personally taken Vitamin E every day for the past 25 years.... When I saw this on the wire, I thought I might share my thought with you... I like Vitamin E! Cheers ....... murray Take Vitamin E Supplements Daily and Use Natural-Source Version - U. of California Friday May 18 4:15pm Source: PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of California at Berkeley's Wellness Letter has noted recent "inconclusive" health studies about Vitamin E -- and comes to the conclusion that not only should people take Vitamin E supplements each day, but that they should look for natural- source Vitamin E instead of synthetic forms. "Take 200 to 400 IU (international units) of Vitamin E supplements per day," says the Wellness Letter, published by the university's School of Public Health. "You can't get that much from food unless you eat huge amounts of nuts, seeds, or vegetable oil, all high in fat ... "Look for 'natural' Vitamin E supplements," the newsletter advised, "since synthetic E largely contains forms that are poorly utilized by the body." Pointing out that most studies on Vitamin E have focused on coronary heart disease, the Wellness Letter said many studies have been "inconclusive" and that "different studies use different doses of vitamins, so it's often hard to compare the results." In addition to Vitamin E's effect on protecting against heart disease, the newsletter noted that "other research suggests that Vitamin E supplements may lower the risk of some types of cancer, as well as arthritis, Parkinson's, one kind of stroke, diabetes and Alzheimer's." But the evidence is "inconsistent and/or preliminary," the letter said. Few if any people get the recommended 200 to 400 IU from food, the newsletter's authors wrote, and said that "long-term studies have found virtually no adverse effects from these levels of E." "In fact," the newsletter said, "the report of the Food and Nutrition Board concluded that 1,000 IU per day is the safe upper limit for Vitamin E supplements." http://finance.individual.com/display_news.asp?doc_id=PR20010518DCF038&page=news ********* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn