My spouse brought this to my attention. Vitamin E as D-Alpha Tocopherol has been suggested as contributing to prostate cancer. This is part of an online article by the Life Extension Foundation. There are other articles out there about the same thing. As a woman, I wouldn't have to worry about that, but then again, is it possible it could contribute to other cancers? Well, I no longer plan to take a Vitamin E supplement. I will get my Vitamin E from food sources such as green, leafy vegetables, sweet potato, papaya, mango, nuts, and seeds, such as sunflower seeds. Well, do your homework. After all, I am not a medical professional, which means I cannot give out advice. I'm only sharing what I read about. Below is part of an article concerning synthetic alpha tocopherol:
Longtime members of the Life Extension Foundation® have heard our warnings against synthetic alpha tocopherol many times.
In 1997, we reported that taking only the alpha tocopherol form of vitamin E displaces critically important gamma tocopherol in the body. By displacing gamma tocopherol, we feared that high doses of alpha tocopherol could increase cancer risks.
In fact, three years after Life Extension’s first warning, the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health released the results of a huge study (10,456 men). The findings showed that men with the highest gamma tocopherol blood levels had a fivefold reduction in prostate cancer risk. This same study showed that selenium and alpha tocopherol also reduced prostate cancer risk, but only when gamma tocopherol levels were high.1 Confirmatory studies document higher levels of gamma tocopherol to be strongly associated with reduced cancer risks.2-5
Longtime members of the Life Extension Foundation® have heard our warnings against synthetic alpha tocopherol many times.
In 1997, we reported that taking only the alpha tocopherol form of vitamin E displaces critically important gamma tocopherol in the body. By displacing gamma tocopherol, we feared that high doses of alpha tocopherol could increase cancer risks.
In fact, three years after Life Extension’s first warning, the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health released the results of a huge study (10,456 men). The findings showed that men with the highest gamma tocopherol blood levels had a fivefold reduction in prostate cancer risk. This same study showed that selenium and alpha tocopherol also reduced prostate cancer risk, but only when gamma tocopherol levels were high.1 Confirmatory studies document higher levels of gamma tocopherol to be strongly associated with reduced cancer risks.2-5
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