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1970.  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - April 11, 2000 

LIMITS ON VITAMINS C AND E ARE SET \ WHILE A GOVERNMENT GROUP SAID MANY PEOPLE DON'T \ GET ENOUGH OF THE VITAMINS, IT ALSO SUGGESTED LIMITS.  
  You can get too much of some good things, including Vitamins C and E, the federal government's watchdog for nutritional standards said yesterday.For the first time, the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, set limits on daily consumption of Vitamins C and E in an effort to reduce the risk of harmful side effects from overuse. While the institute's scientists found that extremely large doses of Vitamins C and E could cause health problems,...

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1970.  Associated Press Archive - December 21, 1999 

Study suggests vitamin C can reduce high blood pressure  
  Heart patients with high blood pressure may receive substantial benefit from a daily dose of vitamin C -- something researchers said could be an inexpensive alternative to prescription drugs. A dose of 500 milligrams each day lowered blood pressure by up to 9 percent, a level comparable to expensive prescription drugs, according to researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine and the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. "It may provide a way to...

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1970.  Newsday (Melville, NY) - November 26, 1997 

Study: Vitamins C, E Fight Fats  
  A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that taking antioxidant vitamins C and E ahead of a high-fat meal offsets some of the harmful effects to the arteries that often follow two to four hours later. Dr. Gary Plotnick and colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore studied the effects of high-fat and low-fat meals on the blood flow of 20 healthy hospital employees between the ages of 24 and 54 who had normal cholesterol levels.The...

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1970.  St. Petersburg Times - July 15, 1997 

Vitamin C helps kill common colds? Maybe  
  Question: I run about 15 miles a week and at least one marathon a year. I have read that training like this can affect the immune system and result in an increased number of colds but that vitamin C supplements can help. Should I be taking vitamin C supplements? Answer: Several studies suggest that when people are under physical stress, increasing vitamin C intakes can decrease colds, and by as much as 50 percent. Theoretically, this makes sense. Heavy exercise decreases our bodies'...

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1970.  The Buffalo News - October 19, 1994 

VITAMIN C, TWICE A DAY, IS BEST WAY, RESEARCHERS SAY  
  People who believe that daily large doses of vitamin C can keep the doctor away should think twice. More precisely, they should take two doses a day for maximum effect, according to a new study.The study found that the largest sensible dosage of vitamin C is 500 milligrams taken in pill form every 12 hours. That is the most the human body can handle, according to the report published this week by the gerontology journal, Age. That dosage maintains a continuously high level in the body; any...

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1970.  Philadelphia Daily News (PA) - May 8, 1992 

IN THE LONG RUN, VITAMIN C'S WORTH IT SURVEY SAYS IT CAN MEAN ADDED YEARS  
  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 E. Enstrom, an epidemiologist at the University of...

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1970.  Newsday (Melville, NY) - May 8, 1992 

Study: Vitamin C Can Increase Longevity  
  - 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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1970.  Chicago Sun-Times - April 3, 1992 

Vitamin C seen aid to clearing arteries  
  So you think vitamin C just fights colds?Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley report that it adds muscle to vitamin E as it fights plaque buildup in the arteries. Together, the two vitamins decrease the risk of potentially fatal conditions caused by clogged arteries, such as heart attacks or strokes, according to lead researcher Lester Packer.The vitamins work in concert to prevent low density lipoproteins, or LDLs, from accumulating in the walls of arteries....

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1970.  THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - November 13, 1987 

Vitamin C May Ease Colds  
  In a finding likely to revive a controversy over vitamin C, a researcher reported yesterday that a new study suggests regular use of the vitamin reduces the severity and spread of the common cold. Elliot Dick, professor of preventive medicine and chief of the Respiratory Virus Research Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin Center for Health Sciences, conducted his study in the spring. His report was prepared for presentation yesterday at the 1987 International Symposium on Medical Virology...