Kids' Cereal Rated Oct 3, 2008
Ingredients SUGAR, WHEAT, CORN SYRUP, HONEY, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY LECITHIN, VITAMINS: SODIUM ASCORBATE (VITAMIN C), NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12 AND VITAMIN D. TO MAINTAIN QUALITY, BHT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PACKAGING. LESS THAN 0. 5g TRANS FAT PER SERVING. (Washington Post)
Vitamin A & Urocholine for Autism Jun 10, 2008
Children do consume vitamin A palmitate in commercial baby formulas and low-fat milk, but the absorption of this form of vitamin A can be compromised by damage in mucosal gut surfaces as a result of a wheat allergy or intolerance that is often undiagnosed. Case Study Findings. (Suite101.com)
Face creams 'under microscope' Apr 23, 2008
The active ingredients in the cream include white lupin - a flower extract - and retinyl palmitate, on top of a plain moisturising base. The trial will not establish which, if any, is effective, but how the combination works together. (BBC News -- Health)
Is Boots' 'Wonder Cream' Really That Good? Apr 23, 2008
The other, retinyl palmitate, has been shown to restore fibrillin, which Professor Griffiths calls the 'tent pegs' of the skin. Popular product led to long queues. (Sky News)
Sex, Sugar And Metabolic Disease Nov 13, 2007
Decreased production of SHGB was mediated by decreased expression of a protein that stimulates the gene that makes SHGB (HNF-4-alpha) and was associated with increased amounts of the fat palmitate in the liver cells. Importantly, glucose- and fructose-induced decreases in SHGB production were prevented by inhibiting palmitate generation. (Science Daily)
Fact or Fiction?: Vitamin Supplements Improve Your Health May 22, 2007
Try to avoid retinol, retinyl palmitate and retinyl acetate, which may increase the risk of hip fracture and certain birth defects when taken at levels exceeding 10,000 IUs. But Mayne and Stampfer both agree that more randomized clinical trials are needed to determine the health effects of vitamin supplements and that such supplements are critical for certain people. (Scientific American)
