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1952.  Macon Telegraph, The (GA) - March 3, 2000 

STUDY LINKS VITAMIN C PILLS WITH FASTER CLOGGING OF THE ARTERIES  
  - A new study raises the disturbing possibility that taking vitamin C pills may speed up hardening of the arteries.Researchers called their discovery a surprise and cautioned that more experiments are needed to know for sure whether megadoses of the vitamin actually are harmful.Still, they said the finding supports the recommendations of health organizations, which generally urge people to avoid high doses of supplements and to get their nutrients from food instead. Many people load...

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1952.  Tallahassee Democrat (FL)|Tallahassee Democrat (FL) - March 3, 2000 

STUDY: VITAMIN C MAY HARM HEART  
  A new study raises the disturbing possibility that taking vitamin C pills may speed up hardening of the arteries.Researchers called their discovery a surprise and cautioned that more experiments are needed to know for sure whether megadoses of the vitamin actually are harmful. Still, they said the finding supports the recommendations of health organizations, which generally urge people to avoid high doses of supplements and to get their nutrients from food instead.Many people load up...

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1952.  Bangor Daily News (ME) - March 3, 2000 

Vitamin C may be harmful> Megadoses may be linked to clogged arties, study suggests  
  A new study raises the disturbing possibility that taking vitamin C pills may speed up hardening of the arteries. Researchers called their discovery a surprise and cautioned that more experiments are needed to know for sure whether megadoses of the vitamin actually are harmful.Still, they said the finding supports the recommendations of health organizations, which generally urge people to avoid high doses of supplements and to get their nutrients from food instead.Many people load up...

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1952.  Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 3, 2000 

STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN VITAMIN C, HARDENING OF ARTERIES  
  A new study raises the disturbing possibility that taking vitamin C pills may speed up hardening of the arteries.Researchers called their discovery a surprise and cautioned that more experiments are needed to know for sure whether megadoses of the vitamin actually are harmful. Still, they said the finding supports the recommendations of health organizations, which generally urge people to avoid high doses of supplements and to get their nutrients from food instead.Many people load up...

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1952.  The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) - February 1, 1999 

Vitamin C under attack  
  Dear Dr. Donohue: I recently received an article indicating that too much vitamin C is harmful and that synthetic vitamin C can cause damage, unlike the natural vitamin. I would appreciate your thoughts on this matter. - D.S.Answer: This past spring, two British doctors published, in a respected medical journal, a letter outlining the results of their preliminary study on vitamin C. This was a letter, not an article. Letters escape the close scrutiny given to full articles. Data in a...

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1952.  The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) - August 19, 1998 

Biological process uses corn to make vitamin C,  Genencor in C.R. among developers of innovative method  
  A research and development partnership involving Genencor International and its corporate parent, Eastman Chemical Co., has developed a new method of manufacturing vitamin C or ascorbic acid from corn using a biological process. Richard LaDuca, director of technology and business development for Genencor, which operates a major bioproducts plant in Cedar Rapids, said the new production process is less expensive and more ecologically friendly than the existing...

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1952.  St. Petersburg Times - December 1, 1997 

Vitamin C could fight Alzheimer's disease  
  Researchers say they have found a way to sneak vitamin C past the so-called blood-brain barrier, the gatekeeper that protects the brain from infection. If their method works in people, researchers said Sunday, it could offer a new approach to treating Alzheimer's and other diseases.That is because vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, which works to prevent damage that leads to diseases such as cancer, heart disease and perhaps even Alzheimer's....

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1952.  The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.) - October 19, 1997 

Study suggests vitamin C can help prevent cataracts  
  Older women in a study who took vitamin C supplements for at least 10 years were less likely to get cataracts, according to a team of Boston researchers. Cataracts are a common part of aging; nearly half of adults aged 65 and older have one. They are created when proteins clump together and cloud the lens of the eye. As cataracts grow, they blur vision and interfere with night vision.Exposure to sunlight and to oxidants such as cigarette smoke seems to accelerate their formation, and...

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1952.  Houston Chronicle - JANUARY 13, 1992 

Vitamins C, E fight arteries' hardening Study is also favorable to beta carotene  
  GALVESTON -- Hardening of the arteries, a major factor in death from heart disease, appears to nearly stop in patients who increase their intake of vitamins C and E and beta carotene, a new study released Sunday shows. "The results might mean the more vitamins the better," said Dr. Ishwarlal Jialal, associate professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.The vitamins appear to work by slowing the damage caused by cholesterol to the artery...