Sentences with phrase «assists with calcium absorption»

One small study of patients with dengue fever did find that supplementation with calcium and vitamin D (which assists with calcium absorption) reduced the duration and overall symptoms of the illness.

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Even though plant foods, especially green leafy vegetables, are high in oxalates, in a normal person the oxalates are poorly absorbed, because in the intestine almost all of this substance is in the insoluble form of calcium oxalate.67 Fats from meat or any other source will assist the absorption of oxalates by forming so - called «soap complexes» with the calcium found in the calcium oxalate present in foods.

This steroid / hormone is required for optimum health; Vitamin D protects against osteoporosis and helps in absorption and regulation of calcium (needed for bone, muscle, and nerve tissue production and function), ensures proper thyroid function, and assists with blood clotting, metabolism, brain development, insulin production, control of inflammation, and heartbeat rhythm.

Vitamin D supplementation is necessary to assist with the absorption of dietary calcium from the gastrointestinal tract.