"New Study, Proof That Vitamin E Kills"?

Written by DocStuey


Making Sense ofrepparttar New Study...

It’s only when many trials were combined into one big meta-analysis("supertrial") that it became evident.

There is ample proof that Alpha-Tocopherol can become deadly, NOT Vitamin E!

Alpha Tocopherol is Not "Vitamin E"

The focal point in understanding an apparent change of heart, a growing rift withinrepparttar 143493 Health Community, Nutrition and Supplement Industry, andrepparttar 143494 Risk/Benefit ratio of taking Vitamin E Supplements, is one of deceit perpetuated onrepparttar 143495 population at large. To understand this, you’ll need to realize that supplements commonly labeled "vitamin E", including those used in nineteen clinical trials which wererepparttar 143496 basis of a meta-analysis, underlyingrepparttar 143497 newly realized increase in death rate due to high dose supplementation, are mislabeled and misleading. They do not contain "vitamin E",repparttar 143498 simple fact being, there’s no such thing. Alpha-tocopherol is no more "vitamin E" than folic acid, riboflavin or pyridoxine on their own can be called "vitamin B". As it is with "vitamin B", "vitamin E" is a complex of several member molecules, each having an important role and proper ratio. The Vitamin E Complex is a family of eight molecules, four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. These eight E-complex family members work synergistically, withinrepparttar 143499 body to support healthy function ofrepparttar 143500 organs, tissues, and provide protection from free radical damage; as well, they supportrepparttar 143501 assimilation and utilization of other nutrients. Even "vitamin E" sold as complete "with mixed tocopherols", still delivers only half ofrepparttar 143502 E-complex, leaving you missing all four highly beneficial tocotrienols. On top of this,repparttar 143503 ratios ofrepparttar 143504 different tocopherols contained in most "mixed tocopherols" supplements are at best, dangerously unbalanced. These products typically contain an average five times as much alpha-tocopherol asrepparttar 143505 other three tocopherols combined. These such formulations pretty much guarantees that you won’t gain any health benefits from these other vitamin E molecules.

It has now become fact based knowledge, that excessive supplementation of alpha-tocopherol depletes your body of other E-complex vitamins, cheating you of their benefits. In fact, when alpha-tocopherol is taken at doses typical of most "vitamin E" supplements, counterbalancing it withrepparttar 143506 proper ratio, or even an equal amount ofrepparttar 143507 other E vitamin E complex, isn’t enough to prevent this supplement induced deficiency. The excessive alpha-tocopherol still drives out gamma, leaving your levels around 30% below that of arepparttar 143508 average, non-supplemented diet. Not only does this lowerrepparttar 143509 level of other E-complex molecules in your body, too much alpha-tocopherol can directly counteract some ofrepparttar 143510 unique effects ofrepparttar 143511 other E vitamin molecules if they exist at all in your diet or supplements. So how much is too much? The “high dose” referred to inrepparttar 143512 trials was (> 400 IU) andrepparttar 143513 results were clear: people taking 400 IU or more of alpha-tocopherol per day, actually increase their risk of death.

Bextra and Vioxx Withdrawal Spawn Advertising Pause from Bristol Myers

Written by Charles Essmeier


Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that they will suspend direct-to-consumer advertising for their prescription drug products for a year. This comes inrepparttar wake ofrepparttar 143492 well-publicized withdrawals of Merck’s Vioxx and Pfizer’s Bextra, two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that were voluntarily withdrawn fromrepparttar 143493 market recently. Studies showed that they increaserepparttar 143494 likelihood of strokes and heart attacks among patients that take them for prolonged periods of time. This represents an unusual move for a pharmaceutical company, as they tend to spend a large portion of their annual advertising budget on direct-to-consumer advertising.

It is possible that Bristol Myers recognizes that consumers are becoming concerned about new drugs being approved byrepparttar 143495 FDA and advertised heavily, only to find out later thatrepparttar 143496 drugs have previously unknown and possibly dangerous side effects. Consumers have learned that advertising a drug as “new and improved” doesn’t necessarily mean that it is new, or improved, or even safe. In short, customers are suspicious of pharmaceutical advertising, andrepparttar 143497 drug companies are to be commended for taking notice of that fact.

Since 1997, drug companies have been allowed by U.S. law to advertise directly

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