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1945.  Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - September 26, 2000 

Assessing benefits of vitamin E and selenium EATING WELL  
  Vitamin E and the mineral selenium were two of the nutrients included in a report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies last April. The latest document focuses on vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and beta- carotene and other carotenoids, and notes that "these compounds have frequently been called dietary antioxidants . . . and the possibility exists that increased intakes of these compounds may protect against chronic disease." Furthermore, it...

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1945.  The Washington Times - March 28, 2000 

Vitamins C, E may protect against dementia after stroke  
  Taking supplements of vitamins C and E may help preserve mental ability later in life and also could protect against dementia, according to a new report. The long-term study, involving more than 3,300 Japanese-American men living in Hawaii, adds to the evidence that these anti-oxidant vitamins offer protection against damage from free radicals, the biochemical equivalent of rust, as our bodies age. The rogue oxygen particles have been implicated in heart disease, stroke, cancer, dementia,...

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1945.  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - March 6, 2000 

VITAMIN C PILLS MAY BE HARMFUL  
  Vitamin C pills may speed up hardening of the arteries, researchers suggest in a new study they called a disturbing surprise.The researchers 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 on Vitamin C and other...

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1945.  Bismarck Tribune, The (ND) - April 21, 1999 

Researchers say recommendation for vitamin C should be higher  
  CHICAGO (AP) -- Government researchers say the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C should be doubled or tripled because of increasing evidence over the past two decades of its cancer-fighting ability. The current recommended daily allowances were established by the National Academy of Sciences in 1980.In a paper in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the National Institutes of Health said the RDA for vitamin C should be raised from 60...

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1945.  Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) - April 21, 1999 

Raise input of vitamin C dramatically, experts say  
  CHICAGO (AP) -- Government researchers say the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C should be doubled or tripled because of increasing evidence over the past two decades of its cancer-fighting ability.The current recommended daily allowances were established by the National Academy of Sciences in 1980. In a paper in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the National Institutes of Health said the RDA for vitamin C should be raised from 60...

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1945.  The Hartford Courant - June 1, 1994 

VITAMIN C IS CRUCIAL TO SMOKERS  
  Forget the other health problems associated with smoking for a minute. If you smoke, you need more vitamin C, because smoking robs the body of this valuable vitamin. The National Academy of Sciences advises smokers to take in almost twice as much vitamin C as nonsmokers. However, nonsmokers who routinely breath in secondhand smoke also are at risk, reports the Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter. Scientists at the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention found that...

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1945.  Chicago Sun-Times - February 24, 1992 

Vitamins may prevent some heart ailments, cancers  
  WASHINGTON Researchers are finding new and better reasons for you to take your vitamins: Certain nutrients appear to play a role in preventing heart disease and certain cancers.Scientists at a conference sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences reported that new studies indicate vitamins C and E, along with beta carotene, could protect against several serious diseases and some birth defects. The three nutrients are known as anti-oxidents and are thought to neutralize dangerous...

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1945.  Seattle Post-Intelligencer - April 24, 1991 

LACK OF VITAMIN C LINKED TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE  
  There's growing evidence that high blood pressure may be partly due to a lack of vitamin C, insists British expert Dr. Christopher J. Bulpitt at the Hammersmith Hospital in London.Writing recently in a medical journal, he cited these observations that led him to that conclusion: Death from stroke, associated with high blood pressure, is highest in regions where people have the lowest intake of vitamin C.Blood pressure is lower in individuals who consume more vitamin C....

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1945.  Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 1, 1991 

PAULING MARKS 90TH BIRTHDAY / VITAMIN C GURU WON 2 NOBEL PRIZES  
  After weeks of parties, honors and birthday cakes, vitamin C guru Linus Pauling turned 90 on Thursday, seemingly unconcerned that he is still often described as a Nobel laureate and a quack in the same breath.The man who revolutionized chemistry with his work on the nature of the chemical bond continues to invite - even welcome - scrutiny of his long-held belief that vitamin C helps prevent cancer and other illnesses. But the winner of the Nobel prizes for chemistry and peace remains at...