Are You Buying The Right Vitamin E Supplements?

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The wonders of Vitamin E are well known to the legions of health practitioners. It's one supplement that should always be a part of our daily intake. So many studies have attested to Vitamin E's beneficial health roles in lowering triglycerides and LDL cholesterol while raising HDL cholesterol; cutting the risk of heart attacks; boosting the body's immune system; minimizing the risk of having cataract problems; and combatting cancer.


Many people, including regular consumers of Vitamin E, will probably be surprised that while consumption of dietary vitamin E delivers the above mentioned benefits unfailingly, conventional Vitamin E supplements we find in store shelves do not.

The reason for this is in the formulation. For a Vitamin E supplement to be as effective as the dietary sources, it must be a mix of the four major forms of tocopherols [another name for Vitamin E] namely, alpha, beta, delta, and gamma, in the right proportion. Most typical Vitamin E supplements are in the apha forms: alpha tocopheryl succinate or alpha tocopheryl acetate.

Although the alpha tocopherols are stronger antioxidants, the gamma forms have better anti-inflammatory properties and provide more potent benefits in controlling chronic inflammatory diseases including arthritis, alzheimer's, cancer, and cardiovascular ailments.

In a study published in the Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, it was found out that mixed tocopherols have stronger inhibitory effect in the development of cardiovascular diseases than pure alpha tocopherol alone. Another European study shows that higher concentrations of gamma tocopherols in the blood reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, an inverse correlation which is not true with alpha tocopherols.

This only indicates that not all Vitamin E supplements are the same. To get the most out of your supplement, make sure to look for one that contains a mix of the tocopherols, with at least 50 mg. of gamma tocopherol. It would also be a wise move to stay away from the synthetic or chemical forms, and instead buy natural Vitamin E. Look at your bottle of Vitamin E and see if it is listed as dl-alpha or d-alpha on the label. The d-alpha is the natural form.

Complementing dietary sources of Vitamin E with the right supplement form is the best way to get the maximum benefits out of this powerful antioxidant. [read: Natural Vitamin E Food Sources]