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Article: Modified citrus pectin.(Shorts)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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Nan Kathryn Fuchs, PhD, has written a Basic Health Guide on modified citrus pectin (MCP). This nutraceutical prevents heart disease and cancer progression, removes heavy metals, and may protect against Alzheimer's disease. Citrus pectin, a soluble fiber in the rinds of oranges, lemons, and grapefruits, is known to have several health benefits. Soluble fiber reduces cholesterol and prevents constipation as well as colon cancer. It also readily binds to mutagens. But pectin's large molecules cannot enter the bloodstream so its activity is limited to the gut. Modified citrus pectin (MCP), however, has smaller molecules than regular pectin, and it readily passes through the ...