TOO MUCH VITAMIN C, E CAN BE BAD FOR YOU
WASHINGTON -- You can get too much of some good things, including
vitamins C and E, the federal government's watchdog for nutritional standards
said Monday.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 adverse side effects from overuse.
While institute scientists found that extremely large doses of the substances
could cause health problems, the IOM...
606 words
1966. Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - August 23, 1999
Vitamin C may block diseases
Vitamin C may be able to prevent diseases ranging from colds
to cancer by reducing the effects of stress on the body, researchers said
yesterday. They said tests on rats suggested that megadoses of vitamin
C could reduce the levels of stress hormones in the blood - which can damp
down the immune system. Samuel Campbell and colleagues at the University
of Alabama stressed laboratory rats and gave huge doses of vitamin C to
some to see what happened. "Young,...
335 words
1966. Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - April 9, 1998
500 mg. of vitamin C seen as DNA threat
Vitamin C can be bad for your health, British doctors said yesterday.
The dietary supplement that is marketed for its cancer-preventive or antioxidant
properties is effective if taken in the recommended daily allowance of
60 milligrams per day, but in larger doses it may cause genetic damage
that could lead to diseases such as cancer or rheumatoid arthritis. "At
the dose of 500 milligrams per day, which is a typical dose used for supplementation,
we have shown that...
497 words
1966. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - April 9, 1998
WARNING: TOO MUCH VITAMIN C IS HARMFUL
Vitamin C can be bad for your health, British doctors said yesterday.The
dietary supplement that is marketed for its cancer-preventive or antioxidant
properties is effective if taken in the recommended daily allowance of
60 milligrams per day, but in larger doses it may cause genetic damage
that could lead to diseases such as cancer or rheumatoid arthritis. ``At
the dose of 500 milligrams per day, which is a typical dose used for supplementation,
we have shown that as well a having an...
532 words
1966. Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - August 16, 1993
THE VITAMIN FIX \ SOME SEE MINERALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS AS KEY TO
Worcester business executive parts with $50 each week for dietary
supplements.Antioxidants - vitamins C and E and beta carotene, a form of
vitamin A - are on his shopping list; so are the minerals zinc and magnesium
and a number of other items. The result, he believes: vitality and longevity."I
have a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm," said the man, who at 80 occasionally
works 12-hour days. "And my wife says I'm exceptional for a man...
1607 words
1966. Newsweek - June 7, 1993
Vitamin Revolution
THE GOOD NEWS: NUTRIENTS FROM FOOD OR SUPPLEMENTS MAY HELP US
PREVENT HEART DISEASE, CANCER AND OTHER CHRONIC AILMENTS GEOFFREY COWLEY
MARY HAGER KAREN SPRINGEN JEANNE GORDON JOSHUA COOPER RAMO DENNIS POTOKAR
Jerome Cohen, M.D., is no faddist. A professor of internal medicine at
the St, Louis University School of Medicine, he used to dismiss the notion
that healthy adults had anything to gain from vitamin pills. Not anymore.
In an effort to keep his heart healthy, Cohen now...
2514 words
1966. The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) - May 8, 1992
Vitamin C adds life. Study:
Vitamin C adds life. Study: Men live 6 years longer, women 1
year longer LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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...
371 words
1966. The Dallas Morning News - May 8, 1992
Vitamin C can help men live longer, study suggests
LOS ANGELES -- 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...
403 words
1966. The Record (New Jersey) - December 15, 1991
HEALTH OF SPERM, VITAMIN C LINKED
Men with low levels of vitamin C are more apt to have genetically
damaged sperm, researchers say in a study to be published today.Bruce Ames,
leader of a vitamin C study at the University of California, Berkeley,
said that an analysis of sperm from 24 men showed that of 15 with below-normal
levels of vitamin C, eight had high levels of genetically damaged sperm."We
know that you get into trouble if your level of vitamin C drops below the
recommended daily...
358 words
1966. Grand Forks Herald (ND) - February 3, 1988
BEMIDJI BEAVERS `OPEN WIDE' TO TAKE VITAMIN C LIKE BABY BIRDS
Like baby birds with their mouths open, Beaver hockey players
at Bemidji State University line up for a daily squirt of vitamin C. It
is administered by Coach R.H. "Bob" Peters, who says, "My players don't
get sick very often, and when they do, they aren't down for long."Vitamin
C has been a ritual for 16 years with the hockey coach, who on Saturday
night in a game against Wisconsin-Superior, became one of few coaches...
Home
|