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Question

What foods are sulfur in? How does sulfur help your body?

Answer 1

http://www.chemicalbalance.com/sulfur.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele016.html

Answer 2

The salts of sulfurous acid, which may be used in food processing for any of various reasons, including the deterrence of insects and diseases, inhibiting bacterial growth and preventing spoilage or oxidation. Sulfites, which may be added as a preservative to packaged and processed foods, can cause severe allergic reactions (such as hives, shortness of breath and even anaphylactic shock) in certain individuals. For that reason, in 1986 the Food and Drug Administration prohibited their use on "fresh fruits and vegetables intended to be sold or served raw to consumers. It is in Swedish meat balls, Swedish turnip, Swiss chard, sugercane stalks, sugerplum, sukiyaki.

Answer 3

Foods Rich in Sulfur
For those of us with impaired sulfoxidation, knowing what's high in sulfur is critical.

Garlic, onions, and all of the allium family
Grains
methionine: corn, sunflower seeds, oats, chocolate, cashews, walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds (in that order).
cysteine: oats, corn (corn grits are higher than chicken, see Sulfur in Human Nutrition and Applications in Medicine, by Stephen Parcell, ND. Published by Thorne Research. [PDF].)
MSM: corn
Legumes (alfalfa: MSM)
Red meats
eggs
of chicken
[of duck maybe less so?]
Nuts & seeds
Broccoli and all cole-family (brassica) vegetables. This includes cabbages, pak choi, mustard, and watercress.
Asparagus
Coconut
Avocado (high in glutathione, which breaks down during digestion, yielding cysteine)
Watermelon (also high in glutathione)
Swiss Chard
Parsley
Spinach (high in lipoic acid)
Sweet potatoes and "yams" (American yams, Genus Ipomoea, not Dioscorea, which the rest of the world calls "yams") - a sulfur compound in this tuber chelates heavy metals. [Need documentation on this.]
Tomatoes (MSM)
Tea & coffee: MSM
Cows' milk: MSM

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Answer 4

You probably were assigned a chapter to read. Open the book.

Answer 5

Try these web sites - good luck