Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

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Depletions

Turmeric/Nutrient Depletion:

GlucoseGlucose: Curcumin was found to decrease blood sugar in a diabetic patient (191). In an animal study, turmeric extracts exhibited hypoglycemic effects in type 2 diabetic mice (76). Administration of tetrahydrocurcumin and curcumin to diabetic rats resulted in decreased levels of blood glucose (376).

IronIron: In vitro research has suggested that curcumin may be an effective iron chelator (217; 218). Turmeric has been found to inhibit and reduce iron availability in a dose-dependent manner (219). In animal study, curcumin induced a dose-dependent decline in hematocrit, hemoglobin, serum iron, and transferrin saturation, the appearance of microcytic anisocytotic red blood cells, and decreases in spleen and liver iron content (220). However, in human study, turmeric did not inhibit iron absorption (221).

LipidsLipids: Hypolipidemic effects of curcumin have been shown in animal study (390; 391; 249; 387; 392; 393; 388; 389; 394; 395).

Vitamin AVitamin A: In in vitro study, curcumin inhibited beta-carotene-15,15'-dioxygenase activity, the enzyme responsible for providing vertebrates with vitamin A (598).

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