Safety · Supplement
Tocotrienols: side effects, safety & interactions
Generally safe; mild antiplatelet effect at high doses.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Generally safe; mild antiplatelet effect at high doses.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Tocotrienols at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Tocotrienols is
Tocotrienols are the less-common form of vitamin E (vs tocopherols), studied for cholesterol, liver, and bone.
The honest bottom line
A distinct vitamin-E fraction with promising lipid/liver signals. Take apart from high-dose alpha-tocopherol; evidence still maturing.
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