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Murray, I take vitamin E daily also and don't really know why, but will look for 'Natural' now knowing the significance. I think i'd like some fava beans for dinner after reading Kathrynne Holdens post. Diane Nicolaou ----- Original Message ----- From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:06 AM Subject: Take Vitamin E Supplements Daily and Use Natural-Source > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn