Northern Nutritionals

Tag: malabsorption

  • Antioxidants Aren’t Simply “More Is Better”

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    Karline Jensen
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    Supplements like quercetin, vitamin C, and vitamin E get a lot of attention as antioxidants, but the research makes a cautionary point: reactive oxygen species aren’t purely villains, and neutralizing them too well can have tradeoffs worth understanding before recommending a dose. Quercetin as a Protective Antioxidant Remigante et al. (2022) studied how quercetin can…

  • Malabsorption

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    Karline Jensen
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    Even if someone’s diet seems to include plenty of a particular nutrient, if they aren’t absorbing the nutrients they are consuming they could still have deficiencies.  In the Discussion section of their paper, the authors of the LIFEHOUSE study (Stone et al., 2023) mention vertical ridging of the nails as an example of a symptom…