| The amount of vitamin E you need depends on your | | | | 400 to 800 IU per day has not investigated the |
| age, your weight, and the problems you are trying to | | | | effects of lower intakes. For tardive dyskinesia, the |
| solve or prevent. Remember that vitamin E, like other | | | | best results have been achieved from 1,600 IU per |
| supplements should be taken daily, and should be | | | | day, a large amount that should be supervised by a |
| taken with food so that you will receive other | | | | healthcare practitioner. |
| nutrients to assist in their assimilation. | | | | Also consider that over 3000 IU from vitamin E |
| Researchers suggest regular intake of vitamin E can | | | | supplements can cause vitamin E toxicity. |
| lessen the risks of these health problems as well as | | | | There are two forms for vitamin E in market, liquid |
| give protection to other vital organs and body | | | | and tablet. Liquid vitamin E supplements are easier to |
| systems, including the nervous system, blood cells, | | | | swallow that tablet forms, and are absorbed more |
| skeletal muscles and others. | | | | quickly and effectively into the blood stream. |
| The recommended dietary allowance for vitamin E is | | | | Keep your supplements in a cool, dark place to |
| low, just 15 mg or approximately 22 International | | | | protect their potency, and take them as part of your |
| Units (IU) per day. The most commonly | | | | mealtime routine: |
| recommended amount of supplemental vitamin E for | | | | • To maintain good health, you should take |
| adults is 400 to 800 IU per day. | | | | a minimum amount of 200 IUs daily. |
| However, some leading researchers suggest taking | | | | • To help lower raised cholesterol levels, |
| only 100 to 200 IU per day, since trials that have | | | | especially in young adults, take 300 to 600 IUs daily. |
| explored the long-term effects of different | | | | • For reducing menopausal symptoms, take |
| supplemental levels suggest no further benefit | | | | 400 IUs daily. |
| beyond that amount. | | | | • To help combat coronary artery disease |
| In addition, research reporting positive effects with | | | | and poor circulation, take 400 IUs daily. |