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Results 1 - 10 of 18 for Absorbing
  1. ... who have HIV/AIDS, diabetes, malabsorption syndrome (problems absorbing food), or have had bariatric surgery (an operation ... you drink alcohol or if you have problems absorbing food or if you are receiving dialysis treatments. ...
  2. ... breathing, digestion, and reproduction) and malabsorption problems (problems absorbing food). Vitamin A is used to prevent and ...
  3. ... or who have gastrointestinal (GI) malabsorption problems (problems absorbing food). Vitamin E is also used to treat ...
  4. Vitamin B12 From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... foods they eat. However, some people have trouble absorbing vitamin B12 from food. The body absorbs vitamin ... intrinsic factor. As a result, they have trouble absorbing vitamin B12 from foods and dietary supplements. Vitamin ...
  5. Vitamin D From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... with fat, so if your body has trouble absorbing fat, it will also have trouble absorbing vitamin D. People with obesity or who have ...
  6. ... in the stomach and prevent the body from absorbing it.
  7. ... and must be consumed from the diet. After absorbing L-tryptophan from food, the body converts some ...
  8. ... body adapts over time. It becomes better at absorbing zinc and reducing zinc loss.
  9. ... bran might work by keeping the gut from absorbing substances that can lead to heart disease, high ...
  10. Zinc From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... zinc levels. This occurs because they have trouble absorbing zinc from food. They also often have diarrhea, ...
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