Can you get alpha-lipoic acid naturally from foods?
ANSWER
Alpha-lipoic acid is a natural protective antioxidant. Many foods have alpha-lipoic acid in very low amounts. They include spinach, broccoli, yams, potatoes, yeast, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots, beets, and rice bran. Red meat -- particularly organ meat -- is also a source of alpha-lipoic acid.
From: Alpha-Lipoic Acid WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by David Kiefer on October 17, 2016
SOURCES:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center web site, “About Herbs: Alpha-lipoic acid.”
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database web site, “Alpha-lipoic acid.”
Natural Standard Patient Monograph, “Alpha-lipoic acid.”
Mijnhout, G. , April 2010; vol 68: pp 158-160. The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
SOURCES:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center web site, “About Herbs: Alpha-lipoic acid.”
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database web site, “Alpha-lipoic acid.”
Natural Standard Patient Monograph, “Alpha-lipoic acid.”
Mijnhout, G. , April 2010; vol 68: pp 158-160. The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
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