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wheat germ oil

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wheat germ oil [′wēt ‚jərm ‚ȯil]
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A light-yellow oil extracted from wheat germ; used as a source for vitamin E, as a dietary supplement, and in medicine.


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Octocosanol, a substance found in wheat germ oil, has been shown to have beneficial effects on neuron membranes, and may make it possible to reduce the dosage of levodopa required.
An ideal aromatherapy spa consists of one ounce sesame oil, three ounces almond oil, one and a half ounces olive oil half ounce wheat germ oil and one ounce canola oil.
If Vitamin A has come from fish oil, it's natural, but if the source is acetate or palmitate, the supplement is synthetic If a Vitamin C supplement has citrus, rose hips or acerola berries as a source it's natural, but if the source is ascorbic acid, it's synthetic M Vitamin E can come from natural sources such as vegetable oil or wheat germ oil, but if the label lists d- alpha tocopherol as the source, it's synthetic Copyright 2009 India Today Group.
 
 
 
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