Re: Vitamin E - - ---- MG vs IU?

[Guest guest]

Good question! I just purchased a gamma with 450 mg, and wondered how that

translated.

On 12/29/06, katedb2003 <madenbleyker@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

>

> My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the gamma

> form. Is mg the same as IU?

>

> thanks

>

> Kathleen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Mistake- the one I bought has 500 mg gamma.

On 12/29/06, R. <figure1789@...> wrote:

>

> Good question! I just purchased a gamma with 450 mg, and wondered how

> that translated.

>

>

> On 12/29/06, katedb2003 <madenbleyker@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the gamma

> > form. Is mg the same as IU?

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good question! I just purchased a gamma with 450 mg, and wondered how that

translated.

On 12/29/06, katedb2003 <madenbleyker@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

>

> My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the gamma

> form. Is mg the same as IU?

>

> thanks

>

> Kathleen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Mistake- the one I bought has 500 mg gamma.

On 12/29/06, R. <figure1789@...> wrote:

>

> Good question! I just purchased a gamma with 450 mg, and wondered how

> that translated.

>

>

> On 12/29/06, katedb2003 <madenbleyker@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the gamma

> > form. Is mg the same as IU?

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the

gamma

> > form. Is mg the same as IU?

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the

gamma

> > form. Is mg the same as IU?

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I did the math because of the apples/oranges thing, since the alpha is

expressed as IU and the gamma as mg. It turns out that since 1500 IU

of alpha equals 1000 mg, then 400 IU of alpha is 266 mg. Thus, you can compare

it to the gamma, both in mg.

They don't express gamma in terms of IU's and in fact I was told by one of the

pharmaceutical companies, I forget which one, that at some point they expect to

use mg for both. That would certainly end some confusion, wouldn't it?

Suzanne

Re: [ ] Vitamin E - - ---- MG vs IU?

Mistake- the one I bought has 500 mg gamma.

On 12/29/06, R. <figure1789fuse (DOT) net> wrote:

>

> Good question! I just purchased a gamma with 450 mg, and wondered how

> that translated.

>

>

> On 12/29/06, katedb2003 <madenbleyker@ earthlink. net> wrote:

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the gamma

> > form. Is mg the same as IU?

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

I did the math because of the apples/oranges thing, since the alpha is

expressed as IU and the gamma as mg. It turns out that since 1500 IU

of alpha equals 1000 mg, then 400 IU of alpha is 266 mg. Thus, you can compare

it to the gamma, both in mg.

They don't express gamma in terms of IU's and in fact I was told by one of the

pharmaceutical companies, I forget which one, that at some point they expect to

use mg for both. That would certainly end some confusion, wouldn't it?

Suzanne

Re: [ ] Vitamin E - - ---- MG vs IU?

Mistake- the one I bought has 500 mg gamma.

On 12/29/06, R. <figure1789fuse (DOT) net> wrote:

>

> Good question! I just purchased a gamma with 450 mg, and wondered how

> that translated.

>

>

> On 12/29/06, katedb2003 <madenbleyker@ earthlink. net> wrote:

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > My Gamma E says 200 IU of the d alpha form and 200 mg of the gamma

> > form. Is mg the same as IU?

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

> >

> >

>

>