But what they forget is that by spending just 10 to 20 minutes under the direct sun, they can get 10,000 to 25,000
International Units of Vitamin D3 released into their blood stream.
Number of
international units of recombinant coagulation factor VIII minimum of second generation (item 2) 9 084 684
Ishwarlal Jialal of the University of Texas Southwestern Medicine Center in Dallas described recent experiments in which he gave diabetic and nondiabetic people 1,200
international units (IU) of vitamin E daily.
Number of
international units of recombinant coagulation factor IX at least second generation (item 2) 2 055 000
They were part of a group of people, all 65 or older, who had been randomly assigned to consume daily for 3 years either a tablet containing 500 milligrams of calcium and 700
international units of vitamin D or a look-alike placebo.
For vitamin E, which acts as a potent anti-oxidant that may counter atherosclerosis, carcinogenic assaults on cells, cataracts, macular degeneration and premature aging of cells throughout the body, he suggests a dose of 100 to 400
International Units daily.
The new report more than doubles the RDA for vitamin E--which occurs naturally as RRR-alpha-tocopherol--to 15 mg, or 22
international units (IU), for adults.
The other study, the Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial, or CARET, tested both beta carotene, in a dose of 30 milligrams a day, and vitamin A, in a daily dose of 25,000
international units.
