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- From: bj368@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike E. Romano)
- Newsgroups: sci.med.nutrition
- Subject: Self Testing for Vitamin Absorption
- Date: 21 Dec 1992 10:56:17 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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- I have been taking and reading about vitamins for many
- years and recently found a book on self testing for a
- variety of diseases and illnesses, some of which required
- mailing samples to laboratories.
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- Specifically, the vitamins A, C and E are being discussed
- and studied heavily even within the orthodox medical journals
- for anti cancer properties.
- My question is: if I am taking these on a regular basis,
- can I monitor their absorption rates, especially A, by
- some sort of self administered test, or must I find a doctor
- who will charge for visits and then send my blood samples
- to the lab, more charges, expensive, etc.?
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- I believe much more in the way of such tests should be
- available to the consumer without having to go through
- expensive doctor visits.
- Of course, with any test result, it is the responsibility
- of the consumer to not overreact to the results.
- I believe that self testing and monitoring of various
- vitamin bio availabilty could help immensely in the
- research itself to show whether vitamins can prevent
- cancer, etc.
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- Capt. Kirk: let's head for that planet, third from the sun, it
- looks promising.... |-)
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