Vit E Dump It ReaderQandA
<p class="default">11:47 PM, January 26, 2006
 
Therefore, we can draw the following conclusions:
 
<b>1)</b> People who take alpha-tocopherol alone may have a slightly increased risk of death. (Five per cent is barely ?statistically significant.?).
<b>2)</b> Alpha-tocopherol is not the same thing as vitamin E, as Vitamin E is really composed of multiple subfractions.
<b>3)</b> Gamma-tocopherol is a critically important form of vitamin E in terms of anti oxidant benefit.
<b>4)</b> Gamma-tocopherol is the most common dietary form of vitamin E.
<b>5)</b> Alpha-tocopherol supplementation decreases gamma-tocopherol levels.
Therefore, the primary conclusion that can be drawn from this study is that you might have a slightly increased risk of premature death if you take alpha-tocopherol alone. We recommend, therefore, that you do not take alpha-tocopherol as a stand-alone vitamin E supplement. Instead, you should take a blend which contains all of the vitamin E subfractions.
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