NAC is excellent for providing the raw materials for natural production and has specific benefits for respiratory and liver health
Fact: Glutathione is not a medication for blood sugar
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The PANTHEON trial, a large double-blind RCT in GOLD defined COPD patients with severe airflow obstruction and a history of 2 COPD exacerbations in the previous year, found that NAC 600 mg BID reduced exacerbation rates in NAC group (497 acute exacerbations in 482 patients, 1.16 AcEx/pt/yr) versus placebo (641 acute exacerbations in 482 patients, 1.49 AcEx/Pt/yr), p 1 log 10 ) compared to untreated controls (67)
It is important to identify individuals at risk of hyperhomocysteinemia because there is sufficient research to suggest that a personalised diet, or a considered vitamin, mineral and/or protein supplementation, may be helpful to adjust homocysteine status toward a more normal level
The results will give the per-component concentration in the reconstituted solution