Editing Tocopherol (section)

===Dietary considerations===
The U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for adults is 15&nbsp;mg/day.<ref name="DRItext"/> The RDA is based on the α-tocopherol form because it is the most active form as originally tested. Vitamin E supplements are absorbed best when taken with meals.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Iuliano L, Micheletta F, Maranghi M, Frati G, Diczfalusy U, Violi F | title = Bioavailability of vitamin E as function of food intake in healthy subjects: effects on plasma peroxide-scavenging activity and cholesterol-oxidation products | journal = Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | volume = 21 | issue = 10 | pages = E34–E37 | date = October 2001 | pmid = 11597949 | doi = 10.1161/hq1001.098465 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The U.S. Institute of Medicine has set an upper tolerable intake level (UL) for vitamin E at 1,000&nbsp;mg (1,500&nbsp;IU) per day.<ref name="GOVe">{{cite web |author1=National Institutes of Health |author1-link=NIH |title=Vitamin E: Facts Sheet for Health Professionals |url=https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminE-HealthProfessional/ |website=Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets |publisher=Office of Dietary Supplements |access-date=19 May 2021 |language=en |date=26 March 2021}}</ref> The [[European Food Safety Authority]] sets UL at 300&nbsp;mg α-tocopherol equivalents per day.<ref name=EFSA-UL>{{citation |title = Tolerable Upper Intake Levels For Vitamins And Minerals |publisher = European Food Safety Authority |year = 2006 |url = http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/efsa_rep/blobserver_assets/ndatolerableuil.pdf |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160316225123/http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/efsa_rep/blobserver_assets/ndatolerableuil.pdf |archive-date = 2016-03-16}}.</ref>