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• Omega 3 and Vitamin E
• Posted: 2009-08-28 19:59:57 By Thomas B
• I have been told that Omega 3 is a great thing for RP and has been shown to slow the progression. Most of the Omega 3 supplements that I've found contain Vitamin E which I've been told to stand clear of. Is 2000 IU an allowable amount of Vitamin E if I take it 3 times a week?
  
  I appreciate the help.

• Posted: 2009-09-08 17:04:22 By Darran Z
• I'm not sure where you are seeing that Omega-3 helps with RP. There are two studies that I can think of that are misleading. The first is that they looked into XLRP that showed lower levels of DHA and suspecting that this may be a factor in rate of progression. That may be true for X-Linked RP (XLRP).
  
  As for the other study, DHA (Omega 3) was done in conjunction with Vitamin A to see if it helped slow the progression of RP. After 2 years with DHA + Vit A, there was no additional benefit from DHA.
  
  As for the Vit E situation, staying under 400IUs per day is recommended. But if you really want to stear clear of this from a multi-vitmain standpoint, then get T-Vites from Freeda Vitamins who comprised a mulit-vitamin specific to RP in which it is absent of Vit A and Vit E.
  
  Darran