Scientists have been successful in producing technologically modified calcium rich carrots that help in significant enhancement of the rate of calcium absorption in the human body.

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A recent study conducted at the ‘Texas A&M AgriLife’s Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center ‘on the calcium consumption of people who ate the carrot revealed that there was a significant increase in the net calcium absorption rate.

The research study that was conducted in collaboration with the ‘Taylor College of Medicine’ also revealed that if this specially developed carrot is added to a normal person’s diet it helps in preventing related diseases like osteoporosis.

“If you eat a serving of the modified carrot, you’d absorb 41 percent more calcium than from a regular carrot,” said Dr. Jay Morris, the lead researchers at the ‘Baylor College of Medicine in Houston’. Findings of this research study have also been published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”, in its online edition of January 14.

Main objective of this study was to increase the level and content of calcium in fruit and vegetables for the health benefits and nutritional strength. Fruit and vegetables have been considered good for health since ages for several benefits but most of these fruits and vegetables have not been found a rich source of calcium till now.

Dr. Jay Morris impressed upon the need of calcium rich fruits and vegetables in food as they play an important role in good bone health for many other reasons. With these study revelations, he feels, the new technology will be applied to a large number of variety fruits and vegetables and this would make a far greener impact on various attempts to prevent osteoporosis.

Researchers in this study included a group of 30 people divided equally as men and women. The technologically developed carrots were provided to both of these groups. Researchers also applied a variance on regular weekly basis. In the first week of the study, all 30 people were provided the modified carrots, ‘sCAX1’, or the normal carrots. Two weeks later the schedule was changed and different carrots were provided to these groups. Researchers took urine samples after each 24 hours of feeding in order to determine the amount of specially marked calcium absorbed.

All the participants of the two groups were also evaluated for their normal absorption rate for establishing a comparison with the rate of absorption from the calcium-enhanced carrots.

Researchers observed that both men and women absorbed higher amounts of calcium from the modified carrots. With these overwhelming results of the study the researchers feel that a technology is also needed to induce the same medications with other fruits and vegetables so that people can derive the maximum calcium benefit.

For a normal healthy person, the daily requirement for calcium is 1,000 milligrams. A typical 100 gram serving of normal carrots provides only 60 milligrams and only 42 % of this amount can be absorbed at one time.”A person could not eat enough of them to get the daily requirement“, says Dr. Jay Morris.

On the other side, when it will become possible to breed these vegetables and fruits to contain more calcium, then it will be easier to formulate a diet that includes a variety of these produce coming closer to providing necessary calcium.

Dr. Jay Morris said, “Increased fruits and vegetables in the diet are better for a myriad of reasons”.

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