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Tocotrienols: Emerging Science and Innovations of Vitamin E
Event Date: Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 02:00 PM EST
Posted March 7, 2012 in Webinar, Tocotrienols, Heart Health, Bone Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Bone/Joint Health
Speakers: Barrie Tan, Ph.D., Founder, American River Nutrition Inc.
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The first 90 years of vitamin E research has produced prolific and notable discoveries. Until the last few decades, attention has been given mostly to the biological activities and underlying mechanisms of alpha-tocopherol, which we now know is one of more than eight vitamin E isomers. Tocotrienol discovery came much later, in 1965, but existed for almost 20 years as an obscure vitamin E.
Tocotrienols have proven to contain some exceptional benefits that aren’t shared by their older tocopherol siblings. Although both tocopherols and tocotrienols are antioxidants, today a bright spot for tocotrienol research is in cancer and heart disease.
Emergent fields of tocotrienol research are promising – with many covered in this Webinar, including angiogenesis, bioavailability, bone health, gastric injury, inflammation, life extension, metabolic syndrome, radiation protection, skin health, tocopherol interference and the recently discovered effect on cognitive impairment.
Currently, tocotrienols have reached a new measure of research height: more than one-third of all vitamin E tocotrienol research of the last 30 years was published in the last 3 years. The thriving field of tocotrienol research gives ground for publication of the 2nd edition of Tocotrienols: Vitamin E Beyond Tocopherols (Fall 2012), a compilation of the latest tocotrienol research discussed in the Webinar. It’s the time to lead the next 90 years of vitamin E research with a focus on tocotrienols.
Learn about:
- Latest discoveries in antioxidant, cardiovascular disease and cancer
- Emerging areas of tocotrienol benefits
- Bioavailability and interference in tocotrienol usage
- Sources and novel combinations with tocotrienols
Speaker: Barrie Tan
Barrie Tan, Ph.D., Founder, American River Nutrition Inc. Barrie Tan, Ph.D., earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a doctorate in analytical chemistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He later became a professor of chemistry and food science/nutrition at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His research expertise includes lipid-soluble materials such as carotenoids, tocotrienols/tocopherols, CoQ10, omega-3s and cholesterol. He was the first to introduce tocotrienol’s benefits to the nutrition industry. He founded American River Nutrition Inc. in 1998 and developed the first-ever tocopherol-free tocotrienol product derived from annatto beans. Today, the focus of his research is on phytonutrients that have an impact on chronic, degenerative and cancer diseases. Dr. Tan was elected to be senior editor of the second edition tocotrienol compilation, Tocotrienols: Vitamin E Beyond Tocopherols (scheduled for publication Fall 2012).
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International Tocotrienol Symposium
American River Nutrition, Inc. is hosting the second International Tocotrienol Symposium in conjunction with the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) on April 29th, 2012 at Long Beach, CA.
In anticipation of the newly published Tocotrienols: Vitamin E Beyond Tocopherols, Volume 2 (Fall 2012), compiled by a line-up of some of the most experienced researchers in the field, this AOCS-linked symposium will allow authors to take the podium and present their latest ground-breaking discoveries.
Here is an excerpt of the press release by Natural Products Insider…
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Speakers at the second International Tocotrienol Symposium will discuss advances in research for the cardiovascular and immune health, as well as newly emerging fields of radiation countermeasures, bone health, longevity and cognitive impairment. The symposium, set for April 29, 2012 in Long Beach, CA, and sponsored by American River Nutrition Inc., will be part of the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS).
Although registration is free, seating is limited. If you are planning to attend this cutting-edge event, please fill out our registration form.
Secrets of Vitality – VoiceAmerica radioshow
Follow the link to listen to this hour long informative radio talkshow, Secrets for Vitality, hosted by Dr. Bryan Turner, DVM, MD, MD(P). Dr. Barrie Tan being interviewed on the discovery and health benefits of annatto tocopherol-free tocotrienols vitamin E. Barrie gives a splended and detail accounts of his encounter with the mysterious Amazon Rainforest fruit, Annatto.
Tocotrienols in Combat: Fighting the Statin Damage Crisis
Written By:Duane Graveline, M.D., M.P.H.
Annato plant, a source of tocopherol-free tocotrienol.
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To my amazement, I discovered an extraordinary lack of information in my own medical community as to the true spectrum of statin drug side effects. I started a Web site (www.spacedoc.com), which has become a major message board and resource for those with statin drug-associated side effects. My four books—Lipitor, Thief of Memory, Statin Drug Side Effects, Statin Damage Crisis and The Dark Side of Statins—present the reasons for adverse effects of statins on the human body. continue reading… |
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Published in WholeFoods Magazine, October 2011
Health Quest Radio Show interviewing Dr. Barrie Tan
Listen to an interview of Dr. Barrie Tan at Health Quest Radio Show on Tocotrienol.
For more interesting articles and interviews, please visit Health Quest Radio Show’s website.
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Tocotrienols: Emerging Science and Innovations of Vitamin E
To learn more about “Tocotrienols: Emerging Science and Innovations of Vitamin E”, please check out our latest webinar by Dr. Barrie Tan on April 17th, 2012
Vitamin E & Tocotrienols – Webinar
Explore the unique benefits of tocotrienols, the lesser known but rapidly emerging branch of the vitamin E family, with vitamin E expert Dr. Barrie Tan.
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Since its discovery in 1922, vitamin E has been the subject of controversy due to ample confusion about its benefits and alleged harms to health. Poorly interpreted meta-analyses on just one of its eight forms – alpha-tocopherol – have often discounted positive effects of the entire vitamin E family, a collective term for four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.
Topics for the webinar include:
- vitamin E: Historical Development
- Differences in Tocopherol and Tocotrienol Structures
- Alpha-Tocopherol Interferences
- Antioxidant Functions
- Unique Functions of Tocotrienols Beyond Tocopherols
- Emerging Trends in Tocotrienol Applications
Speaker:
Barrie Tan, Ph.D., earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and doctorate in analytical chemistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and later became a professor of chemistry and food science/nutrition at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His research expertise included lipid-soluble materials such as carotenoids, tocotrienols/tocopherols, CoQ10, omega-3s and cholesterol. He was the first to introduce tocotrienol’s benefits to the nutrition industry. He founded American River Nutrition Inc. in 1998 (which won the SupplySide Scientific Excellence Award in 2010) and developed the first-ever tocopherol-free tocotrienol product derived from annatto beans. Today, the focus of his research is on phytonutrients that have an impact on chronic, degenerative and cancer diseases.
Date: March 24th, 2011
For more detail and registration info please visit Natural Products Insider
Ocular Nutrition Society
Dr. Barrie Tan will be attending the Ocular Nutrition Society (ONS) Spring 2011 Nutritional Education Symposium on March 1st, 2011 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, GA.
Schedule:
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Ellen Troyer, MA, MT – SUPER FOODS & Eye Health This course will familiarize the primary care practitioner with the latest data on foods (frequently referred to as SUPER FOODS) that include larger than normal amounts of powerhouse nutrients and micronutrients. |
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| 10:00-11:00 AM | Bruce Holub, PhD – Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Visual Health and the Prevention/Management of Ocular Disorders Recent population studies support a protective role for fish/seafood containing DHA/EPA against advanced age-related macular degeneration. |
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| 11:00-12:00 PM | Janet Colson, RD, PhD – The Standard American Diet: SAD says it all Most Americans know that what we eat impacts health, but does the average person eat a healthy diet? This session will present the latest findings on what Americans eat and why we eat that way. |
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| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch will be served | |
| 1:00-2:00 PM | John Landrum, PhD - Lutein and Zeaxanthin: Functional Carotenoids with a Role in Maintaining Retinal Health The macular pigment found within the central retina is composed of lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin which have a protective role in the visual process. This course will review their critical visual functions. |
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| 2:00-3:00 PM | Heidi R. Vollmer-Snarr, PhD – Aminoretinoids, Antioxidants, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration This course outlines cellular and molecular mechanisms that may explain how antioxidants aid in the preve ntion of AMD. |
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| 3:00-4:00 PM | Stuart Richer, OD, PhD, FAAO – Retinal Spectral Imaging and Nutrition This course will describe a study using multi-spectral imaging, conventional fundus photography, OCT and FA to view earliest signs of retina dysfunction. |
For registration please visit ONS website or download their brochure.
Nutra Ingredients-USA
Nutra Ingredients-USA has written an article on the great benefits of Tocotrienol.
Here is an excerpt:
“Vitamin E is well known to consumers across the globe, but their tocotrienol-form is not. In the first part on of special series on tocotrienols, NutraIngredients-USA looks at the potential health benefits of nutrients described as “the next generation vitamin E”.
The vitamin E family
Tocotrienols are a form of vitamin E that have traditionally been in the shadow of the more popular vitamin E form – tocopherols.
Overall, there are eight forms of vitamin E: four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta). Alpha-tocopherol (alpha-Toc) is the main source found in supplements and in the European diet, while gamma-tocopherol (gamma-Toc) is the most common form in the American diet…
To read more on this fascinating four parts article, please visit our Research page.
