[...]... vitamin C preparation may contain as little as a tablespoon of acerola extract per barrel of vitamin C powder acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium; Sunett) This non-caloric, ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER tastes approximately 200 times sweeter than table sugar (SUCROSE) and lacks the bitter aftertaste of SACCHARIN The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization endorsed acesulfame-K as a satisfactory artificial... characteristically have lost all their hydrogen ions and exist as a family of anions (negatively charged ions) classified as “conjugate bases” because they have been completely 4 acidemia neutralized by the buffer systems of blood In the blood, lactic acid exists as its anion, lactate; acetoacetic acid (a ketone body) as acetoacetate; citric acid as citrate, and so on Often the names of acids and their... E, and the B COMPLEX as the best cultivated sources In addition, various algae are used commercially as sources of gums (AGAR, carrageenan, and ALGINATE) Carrageenan has the ability to form salt gels in milk products and is used to keep fats from separating, and to thicken ICE CREAM Alginic acid (alginate) in brown seaweed can bind toxic metals in the body and speed their removal These algae can be added... synthesis and decrease the rate of protein breakdown, leading to an increase in growth rate Androgens develop and maintain male secondary sex characteristics, such as genitalia, enlarged larynx, hair growth, and muscular development Testosterone maintains the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and sperm production of the testes The inner region of the adrenal gland, the medulla, is a major source of. .. general population, and the same may be true for HIV-infected patients BETACAROTENE and carotenoids may lower the risk of many cancers, including those of the lung, bladder, stomach, esophagus, and prostate Beta-carotene can increase the numbers of T-helper cells Significantly, the standard American diet is deficient in beta-carotene Vitamin C boosts immunity, helps protect against viral and bacterial... infections, and may decrease the risk of stomach, esophageal, and cervical cancer It increases blood antibody levels and supports the function of the THYMUS GLAND and lymphocytes Furthermore, vitamin C supports healthy connective tissue and assists in wound healing FLAVONOIDS are associated with vitamin C in plants and enhance vitamin C therapy Many flavonoids function as antioxidants and several types may stimulate... by the use of alcohol, tranquilizers, and sleeping pills, by certain drug interactions and by any factor that decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain Malnutrition can also cause mental deterioration In this regard, antioxidants may be particularly important because free-radical damage may play a role in mental aging Older experimental animals fed antioxidants dramatically improve their mental performance... related The almond originated in Asia and was known to the Romans as the “Greek nut.” There are two varieties: the sweet almond and the bitter almond, which has a stronger flavor Almond extracts are used to flavor cakes and pastries, and slivered or flaked sweet almonds are used in cakes, cookies, and pastry Dried almonds are served raw or roasted and salted Nuts roasted with coconut or palm oil dramatically... METABOLISM, fat formation, and fat export can lead to fatty deposits (FATTY LIVER) The ability of the liver to detoxify other potentially damaging materials can also be compromised The alcoholic individual faces profound health consequences in terms of MALNUTRITION, heart failure, high blood pressure, damage to pancreas, liver, stomach and brain, and increased risk of CANCER of the mouth and esophagus Even... Nutrition Board Mercury levels were far below the limits set for fish alginate (ammonium, calcium, potassium, and sodium salts of alginic acid) A food additive obtained from the giant kelp, a brown algae commercially harvested off the coast of California Alginate is a major constituent of the cell wall and consists of polymers of acidic sugars Alginate is used by the food industry as a thickening and stabilizing . human metabolism, nutrition, and clinical laboratory practice, and as a biomedical researcher and pro- fessor. Why a second edition of The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health? The dramatic. FATTY ACIDS, SUCCINIC ACID , citric acid, even the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. GLUTAMIC ACID and ASPARTIC ACID (two com- mon AMINO ACIDS) are classified as acidic amino acids, and are more acid than. hormone (ACTH) A poly- peptide HORMONE produced by the anterior lobe of the PITUITARY GLAND and secreted to activate and sustain the ADRENAL GLANDS. ACTH release from the pituitary gland is regulated