Mozambique to build HIV/AIDS drug plant (Reuters)

Reuters - Mozambique has approved the construction of a $23 million pharmaceutical plant that will manufacture drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, branch chain amino acids and other diseases, the African nation's deputy health minister said on Friday.

1.Most of the supplements available on the market today are found to have poor bioavailability. To ensure that the body benefits from the supplement, the active ingredients of the supplements need to be absorbed into the blood stream and reach the organs so that they can do their job.

There are fewways nutrients can get into the blood stream: injection, via the lining of the walls of upperintestine and colon. When you consume a supplement, it reaches the stomach and active ingredients arereleased. The environment of the stomach is very acidic (ph1.0-3.5). At this stage, majority of theactive ingredients are destroyed by the stomach acids. Some may not be damaged but most are almostseverely affected. As a result, only about 10% of active ingredients manage the absorption process andenter the blood stream. Some poor quality supplements may even pass through the body with noabsorption at all! Poor bioavailability of supplements is very common issue in supplements industry today. Unfortunatelyvery few companies have the know-how knowledge and technology to incorporate the delivery technologyinto the supplements.

2.Many supplements are contaminated with metals, unlabeled prescription drugs, microorganisms,or other substances. In U.S., dietary supplements are regulated by FDA (Food and Drugs Administration)as foods. The government is not responsible for the safety and effectiveness of the supplements. Itsthe supplements manufacturers responsibility to ensure the effectiveness, safety, potency andefficacy of the products. Many manufacturers took for granted. Most supplements today are produced inless than optimal environment. As a result, the products are contaminated with leads, metals,chemicals, bugs, and other substances.

Following are just few Terrazoa 20 cases:

• FDA warns consumers that Actra-Rx(dietary supplements for sexual enhancement) undeclaredprescription drug ingredient.
• 2 out of 21 magnesium products are found to have lead in a study conducted by independent body,Consumerlab.com.
• Several popular nutritional supplements are found to be contaminated with steroid.

3.Many supplements have false claims and inaccurate labels. Because dietary supplements are loosely regulated, there is no pressure to ensure the accuracy of the labels of the products. This means that you may be taking less, or more of the ingredients stated on the labels. In addition, there are products that promise to cure diseases and wide spectrum of health problems. Most of these claims are rather questionable, for example:

• A product called Sea Silver said their product have 98% bioavailability because liquid canbypass the digestive system. As mentioned earlier, the only way for liquid to bypass the digestivesystem is through injection, not drinking
• Barefoot coral calcium supplements is said to be able to neutralize the toxic acidity ofblood. The truth is, calcium supplements can only change the acidity of body fluids

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