ALL:

Osteoporosis Warning: Vit-A (retinol form is BAD):

Note: vitamin A acetate, vitamin A palmitate,
or even just palmitate are all the BAD,
WRONG form of vitamin A (retinol).

Al's message sends another clear warning
on Vitamin A excess (retinol form), and relates
heavily to confirmed serious osteoporosis risk.

> On 01 Mar 2002, Alan Pater wrote:
>
> ... Michael discussed overdosing on retinoids...
>
> Diets rich in vitamin A were associated with a
> higher risk of hip fracture. But the risk wasn't
> from beta-carotene, the source of vitamin A found
> in carrots, other vegetables, and a few fruits.
> It came primarily from the form of the vitamin
> called retinol. Retinol occurs naturally in a few
> foods like liver, fish-liver oils, eggs, and
> whole milk. ... But the single greatest
> source in these women's diets was multi-vitamin
> pills.
>
> Currently, the FDA recommendation is to get
> 1,500 micrograms daily... Consumers, particularly
> older women, may want to reconsider the vitamin
> pills that they're taking and choose a brand that
> contains no more than 5,000 IU, which is the
> equivalent of 1,500 micrograms...


> ... Swedish researchers showed that for every
> 1,000-microgram increase in retinol consumption,
> the risk of hip fracture rose by 68%. Women
> estimated to have eaten 1,500 micrograms of
> retinol per day had double the hip fracture risk
> of women with intakes at or below 500 micrograms.
>
>
> ... retinols require much less processing
> in the body to generate vitamin A, because
> they are chemically very similar to vitamin A.
> Retinols ... are sometimes called preformed
> vitamin A... Retinol usually comes in
> chemical combination with an acid,
> which is the reason you'll sometimes see
> vitamin A acetate, vitamin A palmitate, or
> even just palmitate listed on a vitamin label.

ALL:

Don't feed your already thin bones too much
of the BAD retinol form of vitamin A.
Check your multi-vitamin carefully.

Note: vitamin A acetate, vitamin A palmitate,
or even just palmitate are all the BAD,
WRONG form of vitamin A (retinol).

-- Warren

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