Bridging the Gap - International Society Of Sports Nutrition
Bridging the Gap - International Society Of Sports Nutrition
Bridging the Gap - International Society Of Sports Nutrition
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• Posits that <strong>the</strong> spectrum of functions for a<br />
micronutrient are managed by <strong>the</strong> organism such<br />
that functions required short term survival take<br />
precedence over those whose loss can be better<br />
tolerated.<br />
• Done via binding constants and targeted tissue<br />
distribution<br />
• Provides rationale for why modest daily V/M<br />
deficiencies may increase risk of degenerative<br />
diseases.<br />
• Two supporting studies<br />
• Vitamin K<br />
• Selenium<br />
Ames BN PNAS 2006<br />
McCann& Ames AJCN 2009<br />
McCann & Ames FASEB 2012