Gall bladder health

IP6 and phytates Kidney and gall bladder stone (calcium stones) management, hypercalcuria prevention (Ohkawa et al. 1984). Gastro-intestinal and colon health (Folino et al., 1995). 

This is essentially a tnbe rnnning from month to anns. It is, conventionally, considered to inclnde the associated glands liver, pancreas and gall bladder. It provides the enzymes required for digestion, the chambers in which this occnrs and the mechanism for the absorption of the prod-nets of digestion. A major fnnetion of the liver is to chemically modify and store many of the prodnets of digestion and detoxify or inactivate those that may be injnrions to health. 

Decreased life expectancy is not the only medical disadvantage of overweight. Obese people are more likely to develop diabetes mellitus, gall-bladder disease, some forms of cardiovascular disease, and arthritis of weight-bearing joints. If they require surgery they present considerable problems to both the anaesthetist and surgeon. Since obesity is not one of the conditions coded in death certificates it is impossible to provide accurate data about the contribution of obesity to death and ill-health in the community, but there is no doubt that it is a major factor. 

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