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Donna A. Bassolino wrote: > > So what have we decided ? Vitamin B ... banana's or what ? > > I've read some good things about Vit E too - I've been thiking of getting > some for my dad. My husbands grandmother has been taking it for YEARS and > she's 92 !! So maybe she's onto something. > > The think that bothers me is the RDA is around 30 ... although some newer > info puts it at 200. The ones in the drug store are 250-500 - > Now i know too much of a good thing can be just as bad as not enough. > Maybe I'll get him to get half (100) - every day or every other day ? > > Anybody out there have any stories on Vitamin E ? > > thanks > > have a nice day ! > > donna > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - Donna Bassolino-Klimas, Ph.D. > Bristol Myers Squibb Pharma. Res. Inst. > Department of Macromolecular Structure > P.O. Box 4000 Room H3812 > Princeton, N.J. 08543 4000 > > (609) 252 4413 > INTERNET: [log in to unmask] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------Donna, The RDA was establshed years ago which should now be considerd as the amount necessary to PREVENT DISEASE, not necessarily the OPTIMUM amount. Vit C provides a good example. The amount necesary to prevent scurvy was established at 60mg/day. The amount usually taken today is about 500-3000mg/day. In fact the book, Staying Healthy With Nutrition, by Elson Haas, MD, says that, "My basic suggestion for Vit C use is about 2-4 grams/day with a typical active and healthy city lifestyle". The same source says the following information about Vit E. The RDA for adult males is 100 IU/day, for adult females 50-100 IU, for children 30 IU. Recomended amounts are about 400-600 IU/day which provides antioxdent value as well the other benefits of Vit E. Large doses of Vit E (over 1200 IU) can have a mild immune suppressing effect; smaller doses seem to be immune supportive. ---Milo ----- -- Milo V. Anderson, Ph.D. Knowledge is free at the library; Box 417 bring your own contianer. Angwin, CA 94508 voice 707 965 2508 ODE TO A METAPHOR fax 707 965 3148 Ilustrations are useful, e-mail [log in to unmask] Or what's a meta-FOR.