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Here is a study I found on PubMed re: apple pectin binding/removing ingested radionuclides.
Abstract: Seventeen years after the nuclear power accident at Chernobyl, most of the radio-contamination among the population of Southern Belarus is caused by incorporation of long-lived radioisotopes. The varying levels of 137Cs observed among children in this area are explained by the source of their food, especially by the consumption of contaminated milk produced privately. We stratified children from rural areas of Belarus (cesium [137Cs] contamination >5 Ci/km(2)) by their 137Cs loads into three distinct groups (group 1, <5 Bq/kg body weight [BW]; group 2, 38.4 +/- 2.4 Bq/kg BW; group 3, 122 +/- 18.5 Bq/kg BW). We determined the relationship between the 137Cs load and the children's main source of food and recorded their cardiovascular symptoms. Cardiovascular symptoms, ECG alterations, and arterial hypertension were significantly more frequent in children with high 137Cs burden than in children with very low 137Cs burden. Children with moderate and high 137Cs loads (groups 2 and 3) received apple pectin, a food additive, for 16 days. Apple pectin significantly decreased 137Cs loads in these groups (39% and 28%, respectively). ECG alterations improved, while cardiovascular symptoms and hypertension did not change in any group.
Here are some of the recommended pectin dosages posted on the NIH:
A dose of 36 mg/day, the equivalent of 515 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day for 6 weeks in humans was observed without adverse affects. Some physicians suggest that pectin or modified pectin has been used in clinical studies in doses of 10 to 20 mg for very long periods. Others show that dosing ranges from 10-60mg per day is safe and effective. One thing to keep in mind is that pectin is a binder and it WILL literally bind you up, so you need a way to move waste along whether it is drinking tons of fluids, or taking something that softens stool....still haven't found any info on pectin for animals
Abstract: Seventeen years after the nuclear power accident at Chernobyl, most of the radio-contamination among the population of Southern Belarus is caused by incorporation of long-lived radioisotopes. The varying levels of 137Cs observed among children in this area are explained by the source of their food, especially by the consumption of contaminated milk produced privately. We stratified children from rural areas of Belarus (cesium [137Cs] contamination >5 Ci/km(2)) by their 137Cs loads into three distinct groups (group 1, <5 Bq/kg body weight [BW]; group 2, 38.4 +/- 2.4 Bq/kg BW; group 3, 122 +/- 18.5 Bq/kg BW). We determined the relationship between the 137Cs load and the children's main source of food and recorded their cardiovascular symptoms. Cardiovascular symptoms, ECG alterations, and arterial hypertension were significantly more frequent in children with high 137Cs burden than in children with very low 137Cs burden. Children with moderate and high 137Cs loads (groups 2 and 3) received apple pectin, a food additive, for 16 days. Apple pectin significantly decreased 137Cs loads in these groups (39% and 28%, respectively). ECG alterations improved, while cardiovascular symptoms and hypertension did not change in any group.
Here are some of the recommended pectin dosages posted on the NIH:
A dose of 36 mg/day, the equivalent of 515 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day for 6 weeks in humans was observed without adverse affects. Some physicians suggest that pectin or modified pectin has been used in clinical studies in doses of 10 to 20 mg for very long periods. Others show that dosing ranges from 10-60mg per day is safe and effective. One thing to keep in mind is that pectin is a binder and it WILL literally bind you up, so you need a way to move waste along whether it is drinking tons of fluids, or taking something that softens stool....still haven't found any info on pectin for animals
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