Vitamins & Minerals
Calcium from food better than from supplements
By Graciela Flores Tue Nov 22,11:36 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young girls who get extra calcium from food tend to gain more bone mass than those who get it from tablet supplements, but children who already receive adequate amounts of calcium in their diets do not benefit from any...
Sulfur II
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Sulfur-Containing Supplements
Do you get enough sulfur from the diet you eat? Many dietitians will say that people obtain adequate sulfur as long as they eat methionine-rich meat. But other foods also provide large amounts of sulfur, including egg yolks, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussel...
Sulfur I
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
The dearth of research on nutritional sulfur is puzzling. Because it is an element, the body cannot make it and, instead, must obtain sulfur from food.
"Here is an essential nutrient that no one sees as being that," says Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., coauthor of The Miracle of MSM: The...
Molybdenum
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Molybdenum is a cofactor of aldehyde oxidases which are involved in purine and pyrimidine detoxification. Xanthine oxidase is responsible for metabolism of uric acid. Molybdenum may also have a role in stabilizing the unoccupied glucocorticoid receptor.
Deficiencies
No cases of human...
Copper
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Copper (Cu) is a trace element that is essential for most animals, including humans. The influence of copper upon human health is due to the fact it is part of enzymes, which are proteins that help biochemical reactions occur in every cell. Copper is involved in the absorption, storage and...
Phosphorus
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Physiological Functions
Phosphorous is a component of bone, teeth, nucleic acids, phospholipids, ATP, and a number of enzymes and coenzymes. Phosphorylation of glucose is a requirement for its metabolism. Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of cellular compounds is a mechanism for regulating...
Iodine
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Physiological Functions
The only function of iodine involves the synthesis of thyroid hormone. Approximately 60% of the total body pool of iodine is stored in the thyroid gland. The remainder is found in the blood, ovary, and muscle. Thyroid hormone is necessary for regulation of human growth...
Manganese
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Manganese activates many enzymes and vitamins in your body. It also helps to neutralize poisons in your blood. It helps in the production of such vital hormones as insulin. Manganese also works as an antioxidant to keep your cellular membranes healthy.
Vitamin C cannot work correctly without...
Folate II
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Signs of folate deficiency
Signs of folic acid deficiency are often subtle. Diarrhea, loss of appetite, and weight loss can occur. Additional signs are weakness, sore tongue, headaches, heart palpitations, irritability, and behavioral disorders. Women with folate deficiency who become...
Folate I
Posted under Vitamins & Minerals on Friday, 8 July 2005 by Administrator
Folate and folic acid are forms of a water-soluble B vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food. Folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin that is found in supplements and fortified foods. A key observation of researcher Lucy Wills nearly 70 years ago led to the identification of folate as the...
