vitamin E for ER+?

Anonymous

vitamin E for ER+?

Anonymous

I know that this issue has been discussed before, but can't find any results. I've been reading alot lately about getting enough vitamin E, but the articles are addressing "normal" women and it occurs to me that mention has been made of the vitamin having an estrogenic effect....is this correct? If not, what would the safe & effective daily dosage be for optimum health. Any info is appreciated!

~Marin

Jellydonut

Hi Marin,

I don't specifically know the answers to your questions...but...Vitamin E is a blood thinner (although you probably know that), so be careful if you take aspirin and/or blood thinning medications.

Also, should you decide to buy it, look for a brand with a higher amount of Gamma tocopherol and a lesser amount of Alpha tocopherol.  Most store brands have a higher Alpha amount. 

In addition, be careful that the brand doesn't have a lot of "junk" in it (fillers). 

I've never heard anything about the estrogenic effect of E, but am eager to hear what other's have to say.

Jaybird627

Huh. Never heard of that, Marin. I've been taking Vit. E for years (like 20+?) and have never worried and I don't worry now (my BC was due to my BRCA2+ status, I think???). Definitely stick with the higher quality brands and choose the mixed tocopherols type E.

Rosemary44

This is why I'd rather eat nuts for E:

"Taken together, the results of the studies presented indicate that certain vitamin E fractions found in food confer a significant protective effect, but that commercial alpha tocopherol acetate supplements fail to reduce breast cancer incidence for most women. The data indicate that some other vitamin E component in food may account for the dramatic reductions in breast cancer incidence (as much as 90%) when dietary intake levels of vitamin E are measured"