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Leo Fuhr wrote: > Believe your own doctor and your own experience. What do you say to this > Kathyrnne Holden, list nutrition expert and author of "Eat Well, Stay Well > with Parkinson's Disease"? > Jeanette Fuhr Jeannette, acidity can counter the effects of levodopa; however, it's my understanding that the acidity must be very great, not the mild acidity of orange juice. In fact, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is added to levodopa and water to make liquid Sinemet, and some people use Tang with Sinemet. I think there is a misunderstanding of some kind regarding orange juice. Best regards, Kathrynne > > ---------- > From: Maryse Schild <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: orange juice > Date: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:33 AM > > On the french list someone (a GP) says one should not take orange juice > at the same time as Sinemet. he says it oxydizes the contents of the > medicament and destroys the active principle. I know that some people > dilute Sinemet in orange juice. What should one believe? > Maryse -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs;" "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson'sdisease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/