Monday, September 29, 2008

Lipid Disorders and RP

There is a connection between the amino acid taurine and the abosrption of fat soluable vitamins, like Vitamin A. I remember reading somewhere, years ago, that RP is associated with lipid disorders. I also know of a naturopath who does blood work on a wide variety of people who have a variety of eye conditions. He has stated that, without fail, there are blood sugar abnormalities.

With regards to lipid processing, This makes sense. Faulty uptake of the amino acid taurine would lead to the malabsorption of Vitamin A, This leads to a breakdown of the chemistry needed in order to maintain retinal function which leads to cell death of the photoreceptors....Explains why Berson found that mega supplementation with Vitamin A has some impact on maintaining visual function some of the time. However, mega supplementation does not get the job done nor does it addres the underlying metabolic deficit which makes it necessary.

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