B-15, the "miracle Vitamin"

Download or read book B-15, the "miracle Vitamin" written by Brenda-Lu Forman and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crucial issue in the vitamin B-15 contraversy lies in the decision whether vitamin B-15 is a vitamin or a non-fuel nutrient essential to cell chemistry or a food additive. FDA label the substance as an additive since no nutritional need for it has been determined. Some researchers lebel vitamin B-15 as a nutrient. Questions are raised as to possible toxic effects Miracle stories of international cures from pangamic acid (vitamin B-15) treatment raise hopes that the substance may be effective in cancer cures. The debate centers around relative lack of hard scientific evidence that vitamin B-15 does effect miraculous cures and is non-toxic to users. Supporters claim positive therapeutic results ranging from alleviation of ordinary fatique through sexual performance to serious illnesses such as Diabetes, cardiovascular ailments, alcoholism, allergies, autism, schizophrenia, cancer. The chemical composition of vitamin B-15 is still in debate.