{"id":410,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"bio-availability?","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=410","title":{"rendered":"Bio-availability?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 153);\"><strong>Bio-availability?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Bioavailability refers to the amount a nutrient is actually absorbed and used by the body. Certain compounds in foods may diminish or enhance the bioavailability of different minerals in the gut. The phytates and oxalates of leafy vegetables hinder both iron and calcium absorption, while vitamin C and vitamin D enhance it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Dietary lipids are considered to be an important factor for carotenoid bio-availability. However, most carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables are low in lipids.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15735074\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">A study concluded<\/span><\/a> that the addition of <a href=\"?p=821\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">avocado fruit<\/span><\/a> as a lipid source enhances carotenoid absorption from salad and salsa in humans.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Interactions between minerals impacts their bioavailability. Zinc inhibits the absorption of copper. Physiological factors also determine the extent to which the body can re-use, compartmentalize and store micro-nutrients. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Compounds common in foods, like carbonates, oxalates, phosphates, and phytates, attach themselves often to inorganic minerals to form insoluble precipitates, thus preventing absorption of minerals in the small intestine.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Since minerals are excreted in our feces and urine, we must replenish them through diet and <a href=\"?p=231\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">supplements<\/span><\/a>. Mineral supplements are available in inorganic mineral salts and mineral <a href=\"?p=411\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">chelates<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"?p=411\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio-availability? Bioavailability refers to the amount a nutrient is actually absorbed and used by the body. Certain compounds in foods may diminish or enhance the bioavailability of different minerals in the gut. The phytates and oxalates of leafy vegetables hinder both iron and calcium absorption, while vitamin C and vitamin D enhance it. 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