Super E Complex - Supplements Descriptions

Super E Complex
(Twinlab)

by Gary F. Zeolla

There are many vitamin E products available. But as with all supplements, quality can vary from brand to brand. But I have found Twinlab products to all be of high quality. So I use mainly supplements by this company. That is one reason I took Twinlab's Super E Complex.

Another advantage of this product over other vitamin E products it that it contains 400 IU of mixed tocopherols. Most vitamin E products only contain alpha tocopherol. But vitamin E in nature is actually composed of four different tocopherols: alpha, beta, gamma, and delta. Such a mixture gives the vitamin E greater antioxidant power than alpha tocopherol alone.

So (quoting from the label), "Super E Complex contains the highest quality and most biological active source of 100% natural vitamin E available. Super E Complex contains the entire complex of naturally occurring unesterfied mixed tocopherols." Moreover, this product is not much expensive than most regular vitamin E supplements. So it is worth it to get this mixture of tocopherols and thus greater possible benefits.

However, much buzz occurred over a research study reported about in the news in the fall of 2004. It found that people who took up to 400 IUs a day of supplemental vitamin E had a lower risk of dying from all causes during the study period. But those who took more than 400 IUs had an increased risk.

Other studies since then have also questioned the benefit and even found possible harm from mega-doses of vitamin E. I discuss such problems in my article Folly of Synthetic, Mega-Dose Supplements. However, all of these studies most likely used products that only contain alpha tocopherol. So it can not be said for sure if this product with mixed tocopherols would also have such problems.

So I would say, if you are going to supplement with a mega-dose of vitamin E, then this product might be the way to go. But I doubt it would be worth it, so I no longer take it.

The above supplement is available at Bodybuilding.com, WebVitamins.

The above article was posted on this site October 10, 2004.
It was updated May 3, 2004.

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