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Dear Dr
I could not find the right category. Hope you can help. Also I want an opinion from a doctor.
I'll like to know if we eat fresh fruits or vegetables or any raw thing, will we as human able to get those enzyme, ie will it benefit us or the enzyme in the fruits or vegetables is solely for breaking/digesting the fruit or vegetable. What if the fruits or vegetables is cut? Will the enzyme still be there? Can you obtain enzyme externally? I understand our bodies produce enzyme.
Also they say that preferably you should eat fruits on an empty stomach or before meal. Why is this so?
Thank you. Your reply is very much appreciated.
Cheers
Eddie
Enzymes are proteins and would broken down in our stomach and intestine into amino acids which will then be absorbed. Yes, you can obtain enzymes externally. Its preferable to take fruits empty stomach because food will not be there to interfere with absorption of the nutrients.
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Dr Mohd Tariq Salman
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I can answer questions related to Adverse drug reactions, Rational use of medicines, especially antimicrobial agents, and scientific basis of the use of herbal drugs. I can also provide expert opinion on teaching and learning methods in pharmacology, pharmacology resources available on the internet and research methodology in biomedical sciences including clinical trials, biostatistics and screening of new drugs for pharmacological activity.
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Teaching and training of undergraduate medical, dental and pharmacy students, supervision of Pharmacology residents and research in the fields of Herbal drugs, Pharmacovigilance and Drug Utilization studies.
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JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India and Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, India
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, JK Science, Natural Product Radiance,Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine,Indian Journal for the Practicing Doctor and Unimed Kulliyat.
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MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)
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