Northern Nutritionals

Tag: zinc

  • Preventing Depression

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    Karline Jensen
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    A systematic review by O’Neill et al. (2022) examined 7 randomized controlled trials on the effect of different dietary interventions on depression in adults, and found fresh produce, wholegrains, low-fat dairy and lean protein to be beneficial, and processed and high-fat foods to be detrimental.  In their discussion they highlight a study by Lindseth et…

  • Metallothionein and Mercury Transport

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    Karline Jensen
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    Metallothionein has been found to play a role in mitigating the adverse effects of mercury exposure (Woods et al., 2013).  Boys in Portugal with variants in the genes for metallothionein were found to exhibit more severe behavioral symptoms.  Metallothioneins are proteins that are able to bind to mercury and transport it through the body.  The…