VITAMIN.TIMES Vitamin C tied to longer life in new study
VITAMIN.TIMES Vitamin C tied to longer life in new study Los
Angeles Times LOS ANGELES People who consume moderately high levels of
vitamin C have reduced death rates, most notably from heart disease, the
leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new statistical
study. The University of California, Los Angeles, epidemiologic study of
11,348 adults found that men who consumed the most vitamin C had a 42 percent
lower death rate from all causes than men in the...
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1999. Capital Times, The (Madison, WI) - December 25, 1991
STUDY: VITAMIN C MAY HELP PROTECT AGAINST DEFECTS
Vitamin C may protect against genetic defects, especially in
smokers, says a new scientific study.The study, published in the prestigious
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could revive the debate
over the merits or demerits of vitamin C. ``This strongly indicates that
vitamin C protects against DNA damage,'' said the study's best-known author,
University of California-Berkeley researcher Bruce Ames.The study analyzed,
among other...
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1999. Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA) - January 6, 1988
Do some people need more vitamin C?
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is our best-known, most celebrated
nutrient. Credited with the ability to help boost iron absorption and the
formation of teeth and bones -- and by some, with the power to help prevent
colds -- the vitamin is an easily available and important component of
our diets.It is well known that vitamin C figured in the first documented
nutrition experiment. In 1747, James Lind, a British doctor, discovered
that sailors fed citrus fruit were quickly cured of scurvy. The...
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1999. The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution - August
26, 1987
Vitamin C is easily available and important
Vitamin C is an easily available and important component of
our diets. The New York Times Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is our best-known,
most celebrated nutrient. Credited with the ability to help boost iron
absorption and the formation of teeth and bones - and by some, with the
power to help prevent colds - the vitamin is an easily available and important
component of our diets.It is well known that vitamin C figured in the first
documented nutrition experiment. In 1747, James Lind, a...
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1998. St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - June 15, 2001
VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTS MAY BE RISKY//TEST TUBE STUDY SUGGESTS POSSIBLE
DNA DAMAGE
The vitamin C pills taken by millions of health-conscious Americans
may help produce toxins that can damage their DNA, a step toward forming
cancer cells, a laboratory study suggests.In a study appearing today in
the journal Science, University of Pennsylvania researchers said they found
in test tube experiments analyzing the action of vitamin C that the nutrient
can act as a catalyst to help make a toxin that can injure DNA, the body's
genetic code. The findings do not mean...
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1998. New Haven Register (CT) - June 15, 2001
C for cancer? Study casts doubt on popular vitamin
The vitamin C pills taken by millions of health-conscious Americans
may actually help produce toxins that can damage their DNA, a step toward
forming cancer cells, a laboratory study suggests. In a study appearing
today in the journal Science, University of Pennsylvania researchers said
they found in test tube experiments analyzing the action of vitamin C that
the nutrient can act as a catalyst to help make a toxin that can injure
DNA, the body's genetic code. The findings do not...
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1998. Tulsa World - June 15, 2001
Now vitamin C may not be good for you
The vitamin C pills taken by millions of health- conscious Americans
may actually help produce toxins that can damage their DNA, a step toward
forming cancer cells, a laboratory study suggests. In a study appearing
Friday in the journal Science, University of Pennsylvania researchers said
they found in test tube experiments analyzing the action of vitamin C that
the nutrient can act as a catalyst to help make a toxin that can injure
DNA, the body's genetic code.The findings do...
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1998. The Knoxville News-Sentinel - June 15, 2001
Emotionally high C, Star Jam also features Blessid Union of Souls,
ATC
For the past two years, high school seniors around the country
have been taking Vitamin C to their graduation ceremonies.It isn't to ward
off a cold; some graduates are bound to have the lyrics to "Graduation
(Friends Forever)" by pop singer Vitamin C going through their heads as
they pick up their diplomas.It's a song sure to stir up emotions now and
bring back memories later -- the graduation equivalent of a Christmas song....
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1998. San Antonio Express-News - June 15, 2001
Vitamin C damages DNA in study
The vitamin C pills taken by millions of health-conscious Americans
actually may help produce toxins that can damage their DNA, a step toward
forming cancer cells, a study suggests. In a study appearing today in the
journal Science, University of Pennsylvania researchers said they found
in test tube experiments analyzing the action of vitamin C that the nutrient
can act as a catalyst to help make a toxin that can injure DNA, the body's
genetic code. The findings do...
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1998. Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) - June 14, 2001
Vitamin C pills may damage DNA
WASHINGTON -- Vitamin C pills, popped by millions as a protection
against colds and other diseases, actually may play a role in damaging
DNA, a step toward forming cancer cells, a laboratory study suggests.In
a test tube experiment analyzing the action of vitamin C, University of
Pennsylvania researchers found that the nutrient can act as a catalyst
to help make a toxin that wounds DNA, the body's genetic code. The study
appears Friday in the journal Science. The findings do
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