Anything that is to get deep into the body's interstices has to be soluble in water, and buckys are not.
The main purpose of thought experiments, though, is to show that a problem is soluble in principle and so to encourage others to try to solve it in practice.
Conversely, eating a diet high in soluble fiber and phytonutrient-rich foods can help probiotics work even better.
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that occurs naturally in a limited number of foods, so fortified foods including milk, margarines and breakfast cereals and dietary supplements are the major source for most Americans.
They hired a scientist to come up with a formulation of chemicals that delivered nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus in highly water-soluble form, so that an impatient gardener could give plants an instant shot to the leaves, so to speak.
Since the dendrimers are water-soluble, the whole complex can dissolve in biological fluids, which fullerene alone cannot.
The process of detoxification allows the liver to convert fat solubles stored in our cells into water-soluble substances that can easily be excreted.
Per 100 grams, baobab actually has more soluble fiber than psyllium, the active ingredient used in laxatives.
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"More is not necessarily better...some vitamins and minerals can be toxic in high doses, " particularly the fat-soluble ones which the body stores like Vitamins A, D, E and K, explained Claire Williamson, Nutrition Scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation.
Dioxin, which is fat soluble, has a "half-life" of seven years in the body: It takes that long to break down half the quantity of the compound.
Harvard University researchers conducted experiments on mice using oligomers, a soluble form of amyloid-beta protein, which is the key compound in brain plaque and a hallmark of Alzheimer's.
They have more body fat in their total body make up which can affect the way fat soluble drugs interact with their bodies.
"Sodium is soluble, and it's often used to help mix or dissolve other ingredients in recipes, " says Mary Ellen Camire, spokesperson for the Institute of Food Technologists.
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