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Adults should avoid taking vitamin E preparations in amounts of 400 IU or more. Experts should reconsider the stated upper tolerable intake level of vitamin E. Sellers should consider removing vitamin preparations that contain 400 IU or more per dose from stores.
I'll stick with my original comment: "Maybe it's a combination of beneficial vitamins that are...uhh...beneficial."
The study, conducted by Boris P. Fecalhead, PhD, MD, BFD, instilled 2 1/2 gallons of distilled water through nasal gastric tubes directly into the stomachs of the white mice daily. Virtually all of the white mice died within hours or days of the onset of the treatment.
Dr. Fecalhead stated that this was conclusive evidence that distilled water should never be taken internally and should be banned from all supermarket shelves, in order to protect consumers. While admitting that there could be some difficulty in translating the study and dosages to humans, he felt that the high mortality resulting from the use of distilled water should be taken seriously and warned that until more studies are done, distilled water should be banned by the FDA and warning labels should be required advising of the danger when taken internally.
Dr. Fecalhead said he has applied for a 14 million dollar grant from the government to do further research on this subject. His previous research was done with similar methodology- direct intravenous infusions of 180 proof alcohol directly into the superior vena cava of mice. He stated that his study virtually proved that alcohol should be removed from any human usage as again virtually all of the mice died within hours of the onset of the experiment.
Dr. Fecalhead received his degree in medicine from the University of Grenada in 1927, and is director emeritus and honorary Sheethead and Chairman of the School of Feelgood Research and Woodworking at the Al Gore Community College in Granville, Tenn. He received his PhD from Jose's College of Deep Thought and Taco Stand, in Costa Lotta, Mexico after writing his dissertation on "Socialism, Liberalism and Other Rectal Cranial Inversions" (with the table of contents and index, it was four double spaced pages in length, but made everyone in the department feel good).