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Date sent: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:25:28 -0600 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Vitanin E & Vitamin Supplements To: [log in to unmask] > Unless something new has come up since I graduated from college, > D-alpha-tocopheryl It's "alpha tocopherol" not "tocopheryl" >is still the same chemical regardless of it's > source ...... is there an isomer that we missed in bio chem? Could > just be that you feel better spending more money on the natural > therefore it is better and it must work better. It would seem that > this viewpoint is approaching the "organic" this and that and the old > "food faddism" Vs. actual chemistry.I imagine just about anything can > become toxic but a more sane level for PD is about 2000iu/day. Vitamin E, like vitamins A, D, and K, are fat-soluble vitamins, and, unlike the B vitamins and vitamin C, *accumulate* in the body when taken in too-large qualtities. Each of those fat-soluble vitamins can be exceedingly toxic if taken in overdose. Vitamin E *deficiency*, artifically produced, has been shown to cause miscarriages in *rats*, and not much else. There is some controversy as to whether Vitamin E intake above the minimum daily requirements is good for *anything*; but certainly, anything much over 1000 IU can produce toxicity which can be serious. > MOST OF THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN OUT THERE IN CONTROLLED STUDIES AND > RESEARCH FOR OVER 20 YEARS BUT THE PUBLIC IS KEPT IN THE PROVERBIAL > DARK. Most of that "controlled study research" is *proprietary*, published by the companies which want to get you to buy the stuff: > Also, Consumer Labs has issued a report on manufacturers of vitamin E > supplements: > > The findings of ConsumerLab.com's Vitamin E Product Review were released > today. The review included 19 natural and 8 synthetic vitamin E > supplements and one synthetic vitamin E cream. A summary of the results > is available at http://www.consumerlab.com/results/vitamine.asp. > ConsumerLab.com's paid subscribers can access the full Product Review, > including the complete list of CL Approved Quality Products and > ConsumerTips for vitamin E by logging in at the top right corner of the > Product Review page.<< Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn