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Sparkling Water: Good For You?
Health Benefits of Carbonated Waters
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Diets That Work: Scientifically Proven
Read about, Successful Diets
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Food Coloring:The Foods We Eat
Read, about food additives
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Collagen:Foods To Eat
Read, Collagen For Healthy Skin
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Protein Rich Gelatin:How To Include Gelatin For Desserts
Read, Nutrition Facts and Uses Of Gelatin
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Oregano:Nutrition Facts
About Herb, Oregano
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Clean Energy & Alternative Meat Production:How Together They Can Save The Planet
Read; Providing Sustainability, Energy and Alternative Meats
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Milk: Cows, Goat, Sheep
How They Differ; And Why Cheese Made Fron Sheep is Easier To Digest
Read about: Animal Milk Types
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Cell Based Meat: The Science of Making Cultured Food
Read About; Making Meats From Cultured Animal Cells
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McDonalds To Launch McPlant Burger
Read: McPlant Burger with Vegan Cheese
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Starbucks Introduces Lentil Based Whipped Cream
Read; Starbucks Newest Menu Item
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Honey Is Good For You
Read: Honeys' Nutrition
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Plant Based Meat: Market Growth 2020-2027
Read: Plant Based Meat Sales
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Buying Eating and Baking with Honey
Read:Tips For Eating Honey
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Dicaprio Endorses Cell Based and Plant Based Meats
Read: Leonardo Spokesperson For Cell Based Meat Brands
R E S E A R C H ~ S T U D I E S
Pesticides-A Study: Organic Crops vs Conventional Crops
Read about Crops and Pesticides
Calcium and Protein for Strong Bones
Calcium and vitamin D together have been thought to optimize calcium absorption. Just as important; the intakes of phosphorus and magnesium in your diet. And what about the role of protein to better calcium bioavailability. These studies summarize the trials completed using both calcium and protein scenarios.
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FYI:
Phytic acid and oxalic acid both bind calcium together with other minerals, thus keep your body from absorbing this nutrient. Foods to avoid; Whole-grain bread, sweet potatoes, nuts, seeds, and beans tend to have lots of oxalic and phytic acids; so don't eat them when your eating to replenish your calcium.
K2 Consideration- For Building/Maintaining Bone Health:and Effect on Cardiovascular Health -
These studies detail the importance of K2's role in bringing new calcium into bones; and also how it works to prevent the risk of calcification of the blood vessels.
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Healthline:Natto - A Super Food
What is Natto?
A food most often eaten in Japan. Natto is especially nutritious because its soybeans undergo a process of fermentation, which creates conditions that promote the growth of probiotics.
Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that provide a wide range of health benefits. One thing they do is make foods more digestible, which in turn makes it easier for our stomach to absorb nutrients. Each gram of natto contains a similar amount of probiotics as you get from a whole serving of most other probiotic-rich foods including supplements.
A 3.5-ounce (100-gram) of natto provides 22% of the (RDI) of calcium.
Vitamin K2 plays an important role in bone health. It does this by activating bone-building proteins that help bring calcium into your bones to replace or build upon your existing bone calcium.
K2 is not K1. K1 is important in our body to promote blood clotting. Natto contains both vitamins K1 and K2; which makes it an excellent food choice to get these nutrients.
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Natto - A History Timeline: Health Benefits, Types, and How To Buy Quality Natto
Meat, dairy, eggs, and other animal foods contain varying amounts of K2. Best sources other than Natto; buy Gouda, Brie, and Jarlsberg cheeses. 1 -2 servings per week is sufficient.
A single 100 gram (3.5 ounces) serving contains up to 775 micrograms.
Not all Natto is made organic. Packaging is a good way to choose quality Natto.
Beyond its nutritional value, properly prepared natto is a powerful probiotic. Just be sure not to cook it else you destroy this major health benefit!
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Foods Containing Natto
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K2 in animal foods is (menaquinone-4) and certain plant foods (usually is menaquinone-7) that have had a fermentation process.
Note: The data source for all nutrition data herein is the USDA Food Composition Databases.
There is no recommended RDI for K2; only K vitamin. And no UL has been established for either.
K2 in natto(mk7): pepperoni(mk4), salami(mk4), gouda(mk4-9), Jarlsberg cheese(mk4-9), chicken - legs, wings, dark meat(mk4).
sour cream(mk4),cream cheese(mk4);
butter(mk4)grass fed best;eggs(mk4)grass fed best, chicken liver(mk4); Cheonggukjang Korean(mk7) fermented bean curd stew.
Research;
While there are several types of menaquinone, most of the published research has been on MK-4 and MK-7.
Also, the mechanisms for MK-4 and MK-7 are different; that is,
Research shows that MK-7 likely makes the most significant contribution to bone health and preservation of bone mineral density.
MK-4 gets quickly taken up by a wide variety of tissues in the body, where it accumulates over time.
A Study:Protein Digestion Absorption Metabolism
Info: Fats and Proteins
Fats and protein absorb differently. The fatty acids and glycerol from triglyceride digestion enter the epithelial cells of your small intestine by both a fatty acid transporter protein and passive diffusion.
Fats take the most time to absorb; proteins next; and carbs the least amount of time.
Protein
Proteins become unbonded amino acids and certain processes in the stomach and pancreas facilitate the process. Pepsin hydrolyzes proteins into peptones and proteoses.
The digestion is completed in the small intestine by the action of pancreatic and intestinal juice.
Fats
The fatty acid chains attached to triglycerides in saturated fats are single bonded, while the fatty acid chains in unsaturated fats contain double bonds.
What Digests Fat?
To get what it needs out of the triglycerides from the food you eat, your body engages in a two-step digestive process that requires emulsification and enzyme digestion.
Emulsification is necessary because triglycerides are insoluble, meaning they cannot mix with water. In order to digest the triglycerides in food, they must be emulsified (dispersed into another liquid). Bile acids are used for this purpose; and they are made in the liver.
Once emulsificated, this makes the triglycerides more accessible to digestive enzymes, which then break it down into fatty acids and monoglycerides.
And, the bile also facilitates these fatty acids and monoglycerides coming together to form micelles, which are absorbed through your small intestines and then enter the cells.
How Fat Is Transported
The newly formed fatty acids and monoglycerides recombine - triglycerides; and join with other lipids to create chylomicron - the transporter package.
VITAMIN E - Better Absorption with Food
A clinical study: Read Study; Click here
Vitamin E Research Study
- E added to cereal better than capsules with cereal (American Journal Clinical Nutrition).
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Vitamin C - Science Direct
Read The Study: Vitamin C
Vitamin C has three main roles in human metabolism – enyzme cofactor, chemical reductant, and antioxidant.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) inhibits oxidative damage, recycles other antioxidants, and facilitates iron absorption.
Vitamin C is important and essential for gums, arteries, other soft tissues, and bone (collagen synthesis), for brain and nerve function (neurotransmitter and hormone synthesis), for nutrient metabolism (especially iron, protein, and fat), and for antioxidant defense (directly and by reactivating vitamin E) against free radicals (free radicals increase the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease).
Clinical studies confirm that using topical vitamin C over time improves skin wrinkling and gives it a more youthful appearance. Vitamin C inhibits tyrosinase and reduces melanin, making it an effective skin-lightening agent. Vitamin C is also an effective antioxidant.
Vitamin C is the first line of antioxidants defense in the plasma, capable of protecting the body against superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radicals.
Vitamin C, like most other water soluble vitamins, is very sensitive to atmospheric conditions such as heat and light so preparing vitamin C-rich food properly is important. For example, vegetables should be washed before slicing, and not overcooked as this can cause a reduction in the vitamin C.
Vitamin C, high in citrus fruits and vegetables, is effective as an antioxidant in biological fluids due to its water solubility.
Absorption, Transport, and Disposition of Ascorbic Acid in Humans. Read Article: Vitamin C
Ascorbic Acid
-ascorbic acid, also referred to as ascorbate or vitamin C. This study looks at Vitamin C and how it absorbs and travels in the body.
A Study: Magnesium BioAvailability
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Healthline: B12 Health Benefits and Foods
Vitamin B12 is absorbed in the stomach with the help of a protein called intrinsic factor. This substance binds to the vitamin B12 molecule and facilitates its absorption into your blood and cells.
Your body stores excess vitamin B12 in the liver, so if you consume more than the RDI, your body will save it for future use.
Many foods for B12, best is milk.
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Discovering How Vitamin B12 is Transported in Living Cells
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Physiology of Intestinal Absorption and Secretion
Explains how nutrients from fatty acids, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals make their way into the bloodstream, and where they travel in the body.
Read the Study: Transporting Nutrients
A Study:
Saturated Fats in Milk: Good or Bad
Read The Milk Research Summary
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