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Vitamin E source

Vitamin E is an important nutrient that you can get from a healthy, balanced diet. However, taking supplements at high amounts (400 IU) may be harmful.

Update Date: 1/2/2007

Updated by: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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