Although there are eight different compounds that make up vitamin E—four tocopherols (alpha, beta, delta, and gamma) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, delta, and gamma)—the FDA has traditionally only recognized one form, alpha-tocopherol, as biologically active. In its proposed changes to labeling rules, the FDA has once again refused to update its unscientific, completely outdated view. Emerging science indicates that gamma-tocotrienol may actually be the most active form of vitamin E (according to the FDA, this version of vitamin E is completely inactive). As Dr. Barry Tan, one of the leading experts on vitamin E, told Whole Foods Magazine, delta- and gamma- tocotrienols are “without exception” the most potent forms of vitamin E. No matter what the most active forms are, vitamin E supplements work best when consumed in a mixture of all eight forms (look for “full spectrum of mixed tocotrienols and tocopherols” on supplement labels). In fact, there’s evidence that mixed vitamin E can reverse arteriosclerosis (the thickening and calcification of the arterial walls).
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:40:45 +0000
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