Vitamin E Hysteria

In the total of studies, the group of patients taking vitamin E of 400 IU was actually just slightly more likely to be living after 5 years. And those people taking the AREDS formulation actually had a 12% reduction in 5-year mortality risk.

"... they also selected not to employ a vast number of studies that show no harm from vitamin E and a great deal of benefit." Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, Tufts University, Human Nutrition Research on Aging

Safe levels of Vitamin E are 1500 IU per day for Natural Vitamin E, but only 1000 IU per day for Synthetic Vitamin E. Stated another way, patients may safely take Natural Vitamin E in amounts that are 33% greater than Synthetic Vitamin E. Only VisiViteŽ Macular Degeneration Supplements use Natural Vitamin E (d-Alpha tocopheryl succinate).