Vitamin
E

FAT

SOLUBLE

RDI UNIT
/DAY

Note: As α-tocopherol. α-Tocopherol includes RRR-α-tocopherol, the only form of α-tocopherol that occurs naturally in foods, and the 2R-stereoisomeric forms of α-tocopherol (RRR-, RSR-, RRS-, and RSS-α-tocopherol) that occur in fortified foods and supplements.
It does not include the 2S-stereoisomeric forms of α-tocopherol (SRR-, SSR-, SRS-, and SSS-α-tocopherol), also found in fortified foods and supplements.

MALE - ADULT - 19 to 50 Years 15 mg
FEMALE - ADULT - 19 to 50 Years 15 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 1 - 18 and Under 15 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 1 - 19 and Over 15 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 2 - 18 and Under 15 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 2 - 19 and Over 15 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 3 - 18 and Under 15 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 3 -  19 and Over 15 mg
LACTATING - 18 and Under 19 mg
LACTATING - 19 and Over 19 mg
MALE - INFANTS - 0 to 6 Months 4 mg
FEMALE - INFANTS - 0 to 6 Months 4 mg
MALE - INFANTS - 7 to 12 Months 5 mg
FEMALE - INFANTS - 7 to 12 Months 5 mg
MALE - INFANTS - 1 to 3 Years 6 mg
FEMALE - INFANTS - 1 to 3 Years 6 mg
MALE - CHILDREN - 4 to 8 Years 7 mg
FEMALE - CHILDREN - 4 to 8 Years 7 mg
MALE - CHILDREN - 9 to 13 Years 11 mg
FEMALE - CHILDREN - 9 to 13 Years 11 mg
MALE - ADOLESCENTS - 14 - 18 Years 15 mg
FEMALE - ADOLESCENTS - 14 - 18 Years 15 mg
MALE - ELDERLY - Over 50 15 mg
FEMALE - ELDERLY - Over 50 15 mg

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FATS, OILS & SWEETS

MILK, YOGURT & CHEESE GROUP

MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, DRY BEANS, & NUTS GROUP

VEGETABLE GROUP

FRUIT GROUP

 

BREAD, CEREAL, RICE, & PASTA GROUP

Use sparingly 2-3 Servings 2-3 Servings 3-5 Servings 2-4 Servings 6-11 Servings
SOURCES
MARGARINE
SEEDS
GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
ALFALFA
FUNCTIONS
ARRHYTHMIA
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA
CATARACTS
ENDOMETRIOSIS
GOUT
HEART DISEASE
HIV INFECTION
HORMONAL IMBALANCE
HOT FLASHES
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
JAUNDICE
MENOPAUSE
MIDDLE-EAR INFECTION
NOSEBLEEDS
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
PERIODONTAL DISEASE
PHOTODERMATITIS
RASHES
SPEAKING DISORDERS
STIES
SUNBURN
VISION PROBLEMS
PROTECTS FATTY ACIDS AND CELL MEMBRANES FROM OXIDATION
MAINTENANCE OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
AT RISK

PATIENTS ON ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY SHOULD BE MONITORED WHEN TAKING VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENTS

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DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
ANEMIA
DIFFICULTY IN ABSORBING FAT
TOXICITY SYMPTOMS
HEMORRHAGIC TOXICITY

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Last Update: June 10, 2005