Vitamin C may protect unborn from nicotine
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Researchers at Oregon Health & Science
University have found that high doses of vitamin C might counteract some
of the negative effects of smoking on unborn babies.The researchers say
their findings don't mean it's OK for pregnant women to smoke, but the
results could lead to a treatment of a last resort if a woman is unwilling
to kick the habit. "The single most important thing is for pregnant women
to stop...
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1967. Cincinnati Post, The (OH) - July 17, 2003
STUDY: VITAMIN C MAY BATTLE HEART DISEASE
The old theory about vitamin C, that it helps prevent the common
cold, still hasn't proved true.But a new study says it might help prevent
something more important: heart disease. A study tracking more than 85,000
nurses over 16 years found that those taking vitamin C supplements had
a 28 percent lower risk of getting heart disease."Mama was right -- drink
your orange juice," joked Dr. Joel Strom, director of the division of cardiovascular
disease...
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1967. New York Post (NY) - June 15, 2001
VITAMIN C MAY LEAD TO 'BIG C': DOCS
Gulping massive doses of vitamin C to fight off colds and the
flu may increase your risk of cancer. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania
believe large quantities of the popular vitamin can trigger the production
of DNA-damaging chemical agents called genotoxins.DNA mutations caused
by these compounds have been found in a variety of tumors - some cancerous.Some
nutrition experts also have recommended supplements of vitamin C for treating
and preventing cancer....
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1967. Grand Forks Herald (ND) - April 11, 2000
WATCH THOSE VITAMINS
While Americans should have more vitamins C and E in their diets
than currently recommended, huge doses of these vitamins and other antioxidants
have no proven benefit and may even be harmful, government researchers
said Monday.Antioxidants scavenge the body for roaming oxygen molecules
known as free radicals suspected of triggering cancer and other disease.
Many people routinely take high doses of vitamin C and other antioxidants
in the belief that they will prevent or cure illnesses. But...
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1967. The Arizona Daily Star - July 1, 1996
Study shows vitamin C offsets smoking damage
Injections of vitamin C given to smokers reverse one of the
most harmful cardiovascular effects of smoking, according to a study being
published today. However, more research is needed to determine whether
vitamin C pills might help reduce heart disease associated with cigarettes,
said the authors of the study, published in the American Heart Association
journal Circulation.The vitamin works because of its antioxidant function,
said Dr. Thomas Munzel of the University of Freiburg in...
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1967. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - July 1, 1996
VITAMIN C FIGHTS SMOKING DAMAGE
Injections of vitamin C given to smokers reverse one of the
most harmful cardiovascular effects of smoking, according to a study being
published today.However, more research is needed to determine whether vitamin
C pills might help reduce heart disease associated with cigarettes, said
the authors of the study, published in the American Heart Association journal
Circulation. The vitamin works because of its antioxidant function, said
Dr. Thomas Munzel of the University of Freiburg in...
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1967. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA) - July 1, 1996
VITAMIN C MAY HELP SMOKERS' BLOOD VESSELS
Injections of vitamin C given to smokers reverse one of the
most harmful cardiovascular effects of smoking, according to a study being
published today.However, more research is needed to determine whether vitamin
C pills might help reduce heart disease associated with cigarettes, said
the authors of the study, published in the American Heart Association journal
Circulation. The vitamin works because of its antioxidant function, said
Dr. Thomas Munzel of the University of Freiburg in...
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1967. Seattle Post-Intelligencer - October 12, 1994
NEW STUDIES LINK VITAMIN C TO LONGER LIFE
Eat more oranges, strawberries and other vitamin-C-rich foods
and/or take vitamin-C pills. They might make you live longer. Yes, there's
new evidence that vitamin C may indeed be a ``longevity'' agent, as the
late Linus Pauling claimed. Item one: UCLA researcher James E. Enstrom
has done a new follow-up to his vitamin-C study reported a couple of years
ago. The new data confirm that men getting 300 milligrams of vitamin C
daily (about half from food) live...
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1967. The Commercial Appeal - May 8, 1992
RESEARCH DATA LINKS VITAMIN C, LONGER LIFE FACTS CONFIRM SIMILAR STUDIES
Men who consume extra vitamin C daily live about six years longer
than men who don't, and it may extend women's lives by one year, a study
suggests. The U.S. government's recommended daily allowance of vitamin
C is 60 milligrams. But the study indicates that consuming 300 to 400 milligrams
daily might help people live longer, said James Enstrom, an epidemiologist
at the University of California, Los Angeles.Gladys Block, a nutritional
epidemiologist not...
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1966. THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - April 19, 2000
Hips From Rugosa Roses Pack Plenty of Vitamin C
Q: I've heard that rose hips are a good source of natural vitamin
C. Are some roses better for this purpose than others? How do you prepare
the hips? A: Check out the Rugosa roses. Their simple, elegant flowers
are followed by cherry-tomato-size hips with highest vitamin C content
in rosedom.Rugosas are tough, disease-resistant varieties native to Japan
and Korea. They're familiar to anyone who has visited Cape Cod, where they
now grow wild on the beaches after some...
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