Study warns against too much vitamin C
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 people's genes.
Many Americans take that much or more in hopes of preventing colds and
reaping the antioxidant benefits of vitamin C. Antioxidants, which block
cellular and molecular damage caused by molecules called free radicals,
are believed to protect against heart disease, cancer and...
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1949. Macon Telegraph, The (GA) - July 1, 1996
STUDY: VITAMIN C SHOTS HELP HEAL 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 Monday.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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1949. The Record (New Jersey) - July 1, 1996
VITAMIN C SHOTS MAY FIX 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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1949. Seattle Post-Intelligencer - May 8, 1992
A HEALTHY DAILY DOSE OF VITAMIN C MIGHT HELP YOU LIVE LONGER
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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1949. Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 8, 1992
Vitamin C extends life, study finds
LOS ANGELES - A new study shows that vitamin C helps people
live longer. But it's better to get your dose from five daily servings
of fresh fruits and vegetables instead of vitamin pills, researchers reported
today. Researchers found that taking 300 to 400 milligrams of vitamin C
daily may help men live about six years longer than men who don't. For
women, the benefits are about one year.The U.S. government's recommended
daily allowance of vitamin C is...
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1948. Business Wire - May 4, 2006
Clinical Study Shows Zila's Ester-C(R) Superior to Vitamin C; Double-Blind
Study Proves Ester-C Better Tolerated Than Regular Vitamin C
Zila, Inc. Andrew Stevens, 602-266-6700 or Investor Relations
Group Investor Relations: Antima "Taz" Sadhukhan / Dian Griesel, 212-825-3210
Public Relations: Kevin Murphy, 212-825-3210 A clinical study of Ester-C
manufactured by Zila, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ZILA), wholly-owned subsidiary, Zila
Nutraceuticals, Inc., showed that the Ester formulation of vitamin C caused
significantly fewer adverse epigastric effects (stomach upsets) and was
much better tolerated...
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1948. Chicago Sun-Times - June 16, 2002
Debate rages over what's too much, Experts warn against megadoses,
but some users are sold on them
The government says adults need no more than 60 milligrams a
day of vitamin C. Dee Haun takes 100 times that much. The 64-year-old message
therapist, who lives in Chicago, believes megadoses of vitamin C and other
vitamins boost her immune system, give her more energy and help keep her
stomach cancer in remission. "I have a lot of health challenges, and this
helps me a lot," she says. Nobel-prize winning chemist Linus Pauling popularized
megavitamin...
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1948. Tallahassee Democrat (FL)|Tallahassee Democrat (FL) - April
10, 2000
STUDY HINTS VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY COULD SPUR GALLSTONES
CHICAGO --- A new study suggests another benefit to eating oranges:
Women who don't get enough vitamin C may be prone to gallbladder disease.Though
the study of 13,130 men and women doesn't say vitamin C can prevent gallbladder
disease, it ''supports that hypothesis,'' said Dr. Joel Simon, the lead
author and an assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University
of California-San Francisco. The findings...
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1948. Charleston Gazette (WV) - April 10, 2000
Vitamin C use linked to gallbladder health
CHICAGO - A new study suggests another benefit to eating oranges:
Women who don't get enough vitamin C may be prone to gallbladder disease.
Though the study of 13,130 men and women doesn't say vitamin C can prevent
gallbladder disease, it "supports that hypothesis,'' said Dr. Joel Simon,
the lead author and an assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology
at the University of California-San Francisco.The findings appear in...
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1948. San Jose Mercury News (CA) - March 4, 1997
FINNS FIND HEART BENEFITS FROM VITAMIN C
Vitamin C may be important in protecting against heart attacks,
Finnish researchers reported Friday.Men deficient in the vitamin were more
than three times more likely to have a heart attack, they said. Jukka Salonen
and colleagues at the University of Kuopio studied 1,600 men between the
ages of 42 and 60 from eastern Finland, where people tend not to absorb
much vitamin C and where deaths from heart disease were common.All the
men were free of heart disease at the start of the...
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