Hi,
You'll notice in the news section of the forum that there are two articles posted today which talk about a recently completed study that claims that taking vitamin E in large daily doses (greater than 20 International Unites - IUs - per day) is actually unhelpful in preventing cariovascular disease and cancer, and slightly increases mortality rates.

Critics of the study say that it is flawed and that combining the data from a number of different studies is unreliable, and extrapolating from a population that is more likely to be sick than a normal population also skews the data against a postive study outcome. Nonetheless, I'm wondering what you think about the study and whether or not it will change your Vitamin E consumption, if you take it.

I know that Brian in the other chemoprevention thread said that he was taking Vitamin E in part because it enhanced the absorption of selenium, a mineral, I think, which may have some chemopreventive properties.

I've been taking 600 IUs daily and can't decide whether or not to stop. According to the study, the benefits are nil and the downside risks quite small. Any ideas? Thanks, Sheldon