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THINGS EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NUTRIENTS

Added on: 7th Jul 2016

 

BAKING BANANAS IN THE SUN WILL INCREASE

THE AMOUNT OF VITAMIN D THEY CONTAIN

Baking bananas in the sun will increase the amount of vitamin D they contain

 

 

NASA HAS ITS ASTRONAUTS CONSUME CLAY TO

COUNTERACT THE EFFECTS OF WEIGHTLESSNESS

ON THEIR BONES. THIS IS BECAUSE, DUE TO OTHER

MINERALS IN THE CLAY, THE CALCIUM IS ABSORBED

BY THE BODY MORE READILY THAN CALCIUM ALONE

NASA has its astronauts consume clay to counteract the effects of weightlessness on their bones. This is because, due to other minerals in the clay, the calcium is absorbed by the body more readily than calcium alone.

 

 

USING PINE NEEDLES TO BREW TEA HAS SHOWN TO

BE A GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMIN C (BY THE SOVIETS

DURING THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD). IT HAS ALSO

BEEN SAID TO PREVENT SCURVY

Using pine needles to brew tea has been show to be a good source of vitamin C (by the Soviets during the siege of Leningrad). It has also been said to prevent scurvy

 

 

WHEN ACTORS HAVE TO SHOOT A COCAINE SNORTING

SCENE, THEY USUALLY USE LACTOSE POWDER.

IF THEY ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT, THEY

USE VITAMIN B POWDER

When actors have to shoot a cocaine snorting scene, they usually use lactose powder. If they are lactose intolerant, they use vitamin B powder

 

 

BECAUSE OF ITS EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS OF

VITAMIN A, CONSUMING A POLAR BEAR LIVER WOULD

SURELY KILL YOU. ESKIMOS USUALLY BURY THE

LIVER AFTER A HUNT TO KEEP THEIR DOGS

FROM EATING IT

Because of its extremely high levels of vitamin A, consuming a polar bear liver would surely kill you. Eskimos usually bury the liver after a hunt to keep their dogs from eating it

 

 

IN ORDER TO OVERDOSE ON POTASSIUM, YOU WOULD

HAVE TO EAT NEARLY 400 BANANAS IN LESS

THAN 30 SECONDS

In order to overdose on potassium, you would have to eat nearly 400 bananas in less than 30 seconds

 

 

STRONTIUM, AN ELEMENT THAT IS RELATED TO

CALCIUM, IS SOMETIMES GIVEN TO HELP

FRACTURES HEAL AND INCREASE BONE DENSITY.

IN FACT, IN SOME CASES IT DOES AN EVEN

BETTER JOB THAN CALCIUM!

Strontium, an element that is related to calcium, is sometimes given to help fractures heal and increase bone density. In fact, in some cases it does an even better job than calcium!

 

 

BECAUSE IT WAS A VITAMIN, IN THE 1980’S INTRAVENOUS

VITAMIN E WAS SOLD WITHOUT FDA APPROVAL.

AFTER THE DEATHS OF NEARLY 40 BABIES, DR.

CARL J. BODENSTEIN MANAGED TO CONVINCE

CONGRESS THAT THE DRUG WAS HARMFUL IN

SPITE OF BEING THREATENED BY THE DRUG

COMPANY FOR SLANDER

Because it was a vitamin, in the 1980s intravenous vitamin E was sold without FDA approval. After the deaths of nearly 40 babies, Dr. Carl J. Bodenstein managed to convince congress that the drug was harmful in spite of being threatened by the drug company for slander

 


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