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Take the Gut Back to
Where It All Began
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UltraGI Replenish
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is a medical food
formulated to provide specialized macro-
and micronutrient support for patients
challenged by compromised gut function
with digestive disorders, including
malabsorption.
Notice:
This product is to be used under the direct supervision of a physician or
other licensed healthcare practitioner. Do not engage in any diet supplying less
than 800 calories per day without medical supervision.
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Nutrients Delay Onset and Reduce Chances of
Kidney Disease
Folic Acid
P
eople with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
often have elevated levels of
homocysteine, an inflammatory factor linked
to folate deficiency. In this study, 15,104
participants with moderate or chronic kidney
disease continued to take enalapril to slow its
progress, with or without 800 mcg of folic
acid per day.
Over an average 4.4 years of follow-up,
those taking folic acid were 21 percent less
likely to see the condition progress compared
to those who took enalapril alone. Among
those who began the study with chronic
kidney disease, 3.3 percent of those taking
folic acid saw the condition progress
compared to 6.8 percent for enalapril alone.
The greatest folic acid benefit appeared in
those who started the study with mild to
moderate chronic kidney disease, where
chances of the condition progressing were
reduced by 56 and 44 percent, respectively.
(Reference: JAMA Internal Medicine; 2016,
Vol. 176, No. 10, 1443-50)
Vitamins and Minerals
A
Mediterranean-type diet contains health-
protecting nutrients and antioxidants. In
this study, doctors measured the diets of
1,692 people, average age 43, all of whom
began the study without kidney disease.
After 3.6 years of follow-up, those who
consumed the most vitamin B12, vitamins C,
D, or E, magnesium, or potassium
individually, were 43 to 62 percent less likely
to have developed chronic kidney disease
(CKD) compared to those who consumed the
least of these nutrients. Those who consumed
good amounts of all these nutrients combined
saw 50 to 60 percent lower chances of
developing CKD.
Doctors did not find any other nutrients
delayed progress of the condition, but higher
levels of sodium increased chances for CKD.
(Reference: Nutrients; 2016, Vol. 8, No. 4,
217)
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