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New Vitamin E Fact Book for Media
Contact: Blitz & Associates, Inc. Editor's Note: B-roll, photos available upon request. Do not offer Fact Book; copy is for your reference only FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Evidence Points to Vitamin E As Key Source for Many Health Benefits Sept. 1, 1999, LaGrange, IL -- Today there's little dispute about the benefits of vitamin E. Increasing scientific evidence points to this essential nutrient as one of the safest, most inexpensive and proactive things to take for your health, according to published reports. The question seems to be changing from: "Should I be taking vitamin E?" to "What kind should I be taking and how much?" Consumer research recently showed that natural vitamin E supplements are the preferred choice. In its continuing efforts to educate influencers in the health community about vitamin E, VERIS offers the revised "Vitamin E Fact Book." Included in this popular resource guide are answers to commonly asked questions like how to distinguish natural from synthetic vitamin E. (Natural-source vitamin E is identified as d-alpha tocopherol, while synthetic vitamin E is identified as dl-alpha-tocopherol.) Recommended amounts of vitamin E were recently addressed in an article on multivitamins in the highly regarded University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter (July, 1999): "Most multis contain 100%, or even 200% of the Daily Value of vitamins C and E, but this is not enough to provide the full antioxidant effects and other potential benefits of these vitamins. We recommend that everyone consume 200 to 800 IU of E... You'll definitely need a pill to get that much E (that's the amount in a pound or two of sunflower seeds or two quarts of corn oil)." Vitamin E is the body's most potent fat soluble antioxidant. It zaps free radicals which can damage healthy cells and lead to degenerative diseases. Free radicals run rampant in our bodies, especially for those who live in polluted urban areas, exercise, diet, or are exposed to stress. Basically, that describes the majority of the adult population. In fighting free radicals, vitamin E has been shown to protect against heart disease, help to retain memory, reduce the risk of certain cancers, boost the immune system, and preserve skin quality. Thousands of studies published over the past decade point to vitamin E as a key antioxidant. Among the landmark studies was one conducted by Cambridge University researchers that found daily supplements of 400 to 800 IU of natural vitamin E reduced the risk of a heart attack by a dramatic 77 percent in patients with atherosclerosis. Other researchers looked at data from this study and analyzed the potential health care cost savings. In a study published in the American Journal of Cardiology (1998), researchers found savings could reach as much as $578 million annually. VERIS Research Information Service is a not-for-profit organization that strives to provide a responsible source of information on the role of nutrition in health, with emphasis on antioxidants, to health professionals, researchers and health and nutrition educators/communicators worldwide. Visit http://www.veris-online.org for current research findings on vitamin E and other antioxidants. ###
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