Vitamin E

Possible MS Help
The Antioxidant Vitamins

Specific Issues Regarding the Antioxidant Vitamins

Vitamin E and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs)
Vitamin E prevents oxidative damage
to cell membranes or linings and can be obtained
from vegetable oils, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and meat.
The RDA for vitamin E is 22.5 IU for both men and women.

The body's requirements for vitamin E increase
as the intake of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs)
in the diet increases.
This is relevant to MS because some people increase
their consumption of PUFAs in the hope
that PUFAs are beneficial in MS.

In general, the additional amount of vitamin E needed
in diets that are high in PUFAs is quite low:
Approximately 0.6 to 0.9 additional IU of vitamin E
is needed for each additional gram of PUFA.
This means that a person consuming 25 to 30 grams
of PUFAs daily needs 15 to 27 IU of vitamin E daily.

Daily vitamin E doses greater than 1000 IU should be avoided.
Consuming substantially lower doses of vitamin E
(in the range of 100 IU or less) may be preferable
in light of the unresolved questions about
the immune effects of vitamin E in people with MS.


Vitamin B12

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