Despite food additive ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol having identical structures to their naturally occurring forms,[3]() their effects can differ based on factors such as food matrix (composition, structure, etc.), dosage, and interactions with other food compounds affecting bioavailability.[52]
This is probably where the science writer derived this from. This is so much clearer though that it’s not the origin of the compound that matters so much as the environment it is in.
I beg to differ. From the manuscript:
This is probably where the science writer derived this from. This is so much clearer though that it’s not the origin of the compound that matters so much as the environment it is in.
Yes but they still say that:
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And that
So it’s not like the part the writer talked about wasn’t almost literally mentioned in the paper.
They are also just quoting the senior author, since the part of the article the guy you replied to omitted was:
Scientific papers will always be dumbed down a bit and information will be omitted when writing an article for the general public.
The guy you replied to simply doesn’t know what he is talking about and thinks he knows better than the senior author.