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Reading the vitamin E bottle -- the right way
2010-06-17

Last week, in an article about the benefits of taking vitamin E, I sounded about as sharp as a bowling ball. I intended to give you some helpful hints in scouring the vitamin aisles. But a mistake occurred in the editing process and my directions didn‘t make much sense.

In any case, here‘s what you should look for on the bottle, when buying vitamin E:

Look for a gel capsule that contains 400 IU of 100 percent natural vitamin E with mixed tocopherols. This will provide will provide balanced antioxidant protection. At the very least, the bottle should say it contains d-alpha or D-alpha. Skip any bottle that says it contains Dl-alpha (note the different “Dl” prefix). This means it‘s a synthetic, cheap imitation of vitamin E.


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