Roc Ordman

Roc Ordman (Full name Alfred B. Ordman) is an American biochemist and researcher into aging, life extention and the effects of free radicals on the body.

He is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin.He is also visiting Professor of Biochemistry, Rush Medical College, a private university in Chicago, Illinois.

He is notable for his well publicised recommendation that adults need 500 mg of Vitamin C twice per day to achieve optimum benefit. A level way above official recommendations and for which he now holds a patent (US patent 5,558,870) for this dosage regime for vitamin c. A study published in 2006 demonstrated how a combination of 500 mg of vitamin C taken twice a day and 400 IU of vitamin E once a day protects a person from many forms of damage from free radicals.

His latest work used a process known as nutrient signaling to develop a nutraceutical treatment that may cause weight loss. The process uses signals from supplements of branched chain amino acids, oleic acid, and DHA (a component of fish oil) to signal the brain and adipose tissue to cause weight loss. A double-blind clinical trial in a 2 week pilot study is consistent with the hypothesis this may facilitate weight reduction in people. The peer-reviewed article was published in the Journal of the American Aging Association in 2008. [http://www.springerlink.com/content/4703748150rj4033/?p=8ca0b6f79ba34e6da6d5ac5419462cf6&pi=0]

External links

* [http://ordman.net/Roc.html Personal Homepage]
* [http://beloit.edu/~ordman/courses/allcourses/rocprof.htm CV at Beloit College]
* [http://www.beloit.edu/~nutritio/presroc.htm Page at Beloit.edu]
* [http://www.springerlink.com/content/4703748150rj4033/?p=8ca0b6f79ba34e6da6d5ac5419462cf6&pi=0 Weight loss article abstract]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C05E2DA1E3FF934A35753C1A960958260 Report on Vitamin C patent at the New York Times , October 7, 1996] Accessed Nov 2006