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In a similar vein, human and animal Vit E supplements often use dl-alpha tocopherols. Natural sources provide d-alpha tocopherol. The synthetic version is cheaper, but is a mixture of D and L. The L-alpha tocopherol is ineffective, but seems to be innocuous. So far. That I have noticed in research.

Isaac Asimov wrote a short sci-fi story about a guy that is stranded on an alien planet, that looks just like earth, has delicious food, beautiful girls, all in all a paradise. He even marries an alien girl. But his health rapidly deteriorates. Spoiler **** It turns out that all the chiral organic molecules on this planet were the opposite of Earth. ****

This story made me more aware than most of chirality in supplements.