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1992.  The Denver Post - April 9, 1998 

Extra vitamin C risky Study: 500-mg dose promotes gene ills  
  Those who think that if a little vitamin C is good, more must be better should think again, says a team of British researchers, who found that a supplement of 500 milligrams a day could damage genes. Many Americans take that much, or more, in hopes of preventing colds and reaping the widely celebrated antioxidant benefits of vitamin C. Antioxidants, which block cellular and molecular damage caused by the highly reactive molecules called free radicals, are believed to protect against heart...

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1992.  St. Petersburg Times - April 9, 1998 

Too much vitamin C hurts genes, scientists report  
  Those who think that if a little vitamin C is good, more must be better should think again, say British researchers, who found that a supplement of 500 milligrams a day could damage people's genes. Many Americans take that much, or more, in hopes of preventing colds and reaping the widely celebrated antioxidant benefits of vitamin C. Antioxidants, which block cellular and molecular damage caused by the highly reactive molecules called free radicals, are believed to protect against...

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1992.  The Tampa Tribune - May 8, 1992 

Oranges and ,yep, broccoli, may add years to men's lives  
  Men who consume a few hundred milligrams of vitamin C every day live about six years longer than men who don't, and the vitamin may extend women's lives by about one year, a study suggests. The U.S. government's recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is 60 milligrams for most adults. But the study indicates that consuming 300 to 400 milligrams daily might help people live longer, said its author, James Enstrom, an epidemiologist at the University of...

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1992.  Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA) - May 8, 1992 

UCLA study finds vitamin C reduces risk of heart disease  
  Consuming food and dietary supplements high in vitamin C may help reduce premature deaths, particularly those caused by heart disease among men, according to UCLA researchers.A study that followed more than 11,000 people for 10 years found that men who consumed high levels of vitamin C were 45 percent less likely to die of heart disease than men who consumed little of the vitamin. Beneficial effects were lower for women. "I think this suggests that supplements on top of a...

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1992.  Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - May 8, 1992 

VITAMIN C MAY MAKE YOU LIVE LONGER  
  Men who consume hundreds of milligrams of vitamin C every day live about six years longer than men who don't, and the vitamin may extend women's lives by about a year, a study suggests.The U.S. government's recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is 60 milligrams for most adults. But the study indicates that consuming 300 to 400 milligrams daily might help people live longer, said its author, James E. Enstrom, an epidemiologist at the University of...

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1991.  Victoria Advocate, The (TX) - August 25, 2002 

Vitamin C is a year-round supplement  
  December through March are not the only months that vitamin C supplements should be part of your daily routine. According to Dr. Phil Brown, Ester-C product manager at Inter-Cal Nutraceuticals, "Vitamin C is a year-round necessity. It's a nutrient that does much more than simply maintain health by preventing scurvy or supporting the immune system. In fact, new research and clinical studies have validated the importance of vitamin C in many diverse and important...

  
 
1991.  Belleville News-Democrat, The (IL) - June 15, 2001 

LAB STUDY SHOWS VITAMIN C MAY HELP PRODUCE TOXINS,  SUBSTANCES CREATED CAN DAMAGE DNA  
  WASHINGTON --- 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 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...

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1991.  THE SEATTLE TIMES - May 12, 1998 

VITAMIN C USERS ALARMED BY STUDY UNDER DISPUTE  
  A recent report that 500 milligrams a day of vitamin C given over six weeks appeared to harm a specific link in the DNA molecule prompted an angry response from a reader, who e-mailed: "I feel the media isn't doing its job." The reader wrote: "After reading how 500 milligrams or less can alter one's DNA, my wife and I stopped using our multivitamin, which contained 500 milligrams of C . . . Is anybody disputing these findings? . . ....

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1991.  Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - April 9, 1998 

Harm found in mega-dose vitamin C pill Gene damage detailed in British research  
  Those who think that, if a little vitamin C is good, more must be better, should think again, say a team of British researchers, who found that a supplement tablet of 500 milligrams a day could damage people's genes. Many Americans take that much, or more, in hopes of preventing colds and reaping the widely celebrated antioxidant benefits of vitamin C.Antioxidants, which block cellular and molecular damage caused by the highly reactive molecules called free radicals, are...
 
 

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