NOW poor B-12 absorption WAS: Interesting Zinc Information

March 20, 2011

Hi ,

You probably already know this, but just in case, B-12 absorption is often

hindered by low stomach acid.

HTH,

Kathleen

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> What is MTP? That is interesting. I haven't seen much in the way of results

from zinc. Maybe that's why. I know my one daughter has issues with using b12

(it just hangs out outside the cells).

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> - Kirk-

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> From: cathcall@...

> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:38:30 +0000

> Subject: Interesting Zinc Information

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> I had never heard of this before, so I thought I would share.

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> My son just had a bunch of bloodwork done. Included was a serum zinc level and

an RBC Elements test. The serum zinc is at a normal level (high normal, even),

but his red blood cell zinc is deficient. So he is getting enough zinc, but it

isn't going into his red blood cells. His doctor is putting him on MTP because

one of the things it does is help get zinc into the blood cells.

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> I'm wondering if this might be why we haven't seen some of the reported

benefits of zinc supplementation. If it isn't getting into his red blood cells,

then it isn't getting into other cells and is just taking a ride in his serum,

right?

>

> Anyway, I didn't know if this might be helpful for someone who has been

supplementing zinc but not seeing the expected results from it.

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