...Or a spoonful of sugar.... or a spoonful of sugar A sweeter solution to the calcium problem may be to eat 10 grams of glucose--a simple sugar -- along wit the calcium source of your choice. In human studies using radioactively ra·di·o·ac·tive adj. 1. Of, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity. 2. Informal Extremely sensitive or controversial: tagged calcium. Richard Ri·chard , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000. Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a J. Wood at the Agriculture Department's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging in Boston showed that this sugar -- whether pure or in polymer supplements available at drug stores--can increase the bioavailability bioavailability /bio·avail·a·bil·i·ty/ (bi?o-ah-val?ah-bil´i-te) the degree to which a drug or other substance becomes available to the target tissue after administration. bi·o·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty n. of at least one form of the mineral (calcium chloride calcium chloride, CaCl2, chemical compound that is crystalline, lumpy, or flaky, is usually white, and is very soluble in water. The anhydrous compound is hygroscopic; it rapidly absorbs water and is used to dry gases by passing them through it. ) by nearly 25 percent. Wood believes this may prove particularly useful for the elderly, who have trouble absorbing calcium efficiently. And if you're not afraid of the extra calories, his data indicate that consuming 40 grams of glucose (160 calories) can increase calcium bioavailability by almost 50 percent. |
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