A 46-year-old member asked:
What are the side effects of vitamin e?
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Dr. Keshab Paudelanswered
Internal Medicine 20 years experience
Vitamin E: Eating vitamin E in foods is not risky or harmful. In supplement form, however, high doses of vitamin E might increase the risk for bleeding and serious bleeding in the brain.
High levels of vitamin E may also increase the risk of birth defects.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What are the side effects of taking vitamin e?
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Dr. Peter Kurzweilanswered
Internal Medicine 51 years experience
Probably none: There are very many forms of these fat soluble vitamins, known as part of the group tocopherols. They are a good source of antioxidant activity and a decent, healthy diet will have enough of the amount your body will need. If you do take it as a supplementk don't bother with more than 400 iu daily--probably only need a tenth of that.
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Last updated Sep 11, 2017
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