A single chemical separates humans from closest relatives, and could be linked to many of our most debilitating illnesses Posted: 5 months ago by karenben
Our inability to produce a chemical present in every other primate may be linked to a series of chronic diseases. Roger Highfield explains more.
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Posted: 5 months ago by SkandarGraun:
One of prof Varki's 5 years old article's abstract on the topic.
The full text is available at the site, and also the articles using it as a reference.
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Posted: 5 months ago by D3SPiTE:
"After testing a range of foods, they found the highest levels of Neu5Gc in red meat: up to 11,600 micrograms could be absorbed from the recommended daily serving of beef, 5,100 from pork and 4,900 from lamb. The level in goat's cheese was 5,500, but fell to around 700 in milk and salmon. Cod, tuna, turkey and duck were in the twenties."
But but but but but what about chicken?
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