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2. Vitamin E - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin E is a group of eight compounds related in molecular structure that includes four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. The tocopherols function as fat-soluble antioxidants which may help protect cell membranes from reactive oxygen species. Vitamin E is classified as an essential nutrient for humans.

3. Tocotrienol - Wikipedia

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   Tocotrienols are safe and human studies show no adverse effects with consumption of 240 mg/day for 48 months. [16] The discovery of vitamin E by scientists Katherine Bishop and Herbert Evans in 1922 marked the beginning of the understanding of tocotrienols. [17]

4. Tocofersolan - Wikipedia

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   Tocofersolan is used as a vitamin E supplement or to treat vitamin E deficiency in individuals who cannot absorb fats due to disease. [3] On 24 July 2009 the European Medicines Agency approved tocofersolan under the trade name Vedrop 50 mg/ml oral solution for the treatment of vitamin E deficiency due to digestive malabsorption in paediatric ...

5. Tocopherol - Wikipedia

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   Tocopherols (/ t oʊ ˈ k ɒ f ə ˌ r ɒ l /; [1] TCP) are a class of organic compounds comprising various methylated phenols, many of which have vitamin E activity. Because the vitamin activity was first identified in 1936 from a dietary fertility factor in rats, it was named tocopherol, from Greek τόκος tókos 'birth' and φέρειν phérein 'to bear or carry', that is 'to carry a ...

6. Vitamin E deficiency - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin E deficiency is a rare condition that can result from inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption disorders (such as abetalipoproteinemia, cystic fibrosis, ...

7. Megavitamin therapy - Wikipedia

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   In the 1930s and 1940s, some scientific and clinical evidence suggested that there might be beneficial uses of vitamins C, E, and niacin in large doses. Beginning in the 1930s in Canada, a megadose vitamin E therapy for cardiovascular and circulatory complaints was developed by Evan Shute and colleagues, named the "Shute protocol". [15]

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9. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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   Tolerable upper intake levels (UL), to caution against excessive intake of nutrients (like vitamin A and selenium) that can be harmful in large amounts. This is the highest level of sustained daily nutrient consumption that is considered to be safe for, and cause no side effects in, 97.5% of healthy individuals in each life stage and sex group ...