Word: vitaminally
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Typically vitamin E supplements and multi-vitamins such as those sold at drug stores contain 100 to 400 international units of the nutrient. This is far more than the average daily intake of the vitamin, usually about 10 to 15 units, Rimm said...
Only a few foods, such as nuts, seeds, and whole grains, contain even significant amounts of vitamin E. Beta-carotenes can be found in large amounts in carrots...
Rimm said that while natural vitamin E may be more efficiently metabolized, such effects are minimized when taking even synthetic supplements because the amount of the nutrient is so much more than normal intake...
While many nutrition experts caution against taking high doses of vitamin E and other Fat-soluble vitamins, Rimm said vitamin E is one of the least toxic of the vitamins...
Although no studies have been completed on vitamin E's toxicity over the course of many years, Rimm said there have been no reports of its toxicity at 100 to 400 units for up to one year...