Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Researchers found a significant negative association between sleep disorders and vitamin C intake in men within quintile 4 (HR= 0.76, P= 0.02). Vitamin C is an antioxidant that effectively neutralizes free radicals and...
Vitamin C and Hawthorn Improve Blood Pressure and Oxidative Stress in Steelworkers
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Researchers observed a significant increase in systolic BP in the control group (p=0.023) and a significant decrease in systolic BP in the treatment group (p<0.05) compared to baseline. Individuals who work under...
The Association Between Vitamin C Levels and Mortality Due to Alzheimer’s Disease
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest an inverse association between vitamin C levels and mortality due to Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to loss of cognitive function, disability, and death. The etiology of...
High Dose Vitamin C Ameliorates Incidence of Pulmonary Complications Post-Cardiac Surgery
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. The incidence of PPC was 36.7% overall and was significantly lower in the intervention group versus the control group (13.3% versus 60.0%, P<0.001). Cardiac operations with extracorporeal circulation generates systemic...
Higher Antioxidant Intake Associated with Lower Risk of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adult Subjects
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the retrospective study using data from ESTRID shows that high vitamin C and vitamin E intake was inversely associated with LADAhigh. Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), a disease with a phenotype like type...
L-Arginine and Vitamin C Supplementation Improves Physical Performance, Endothelial Function and Fatigue in Adults with Long COVID
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 28-day supplementation of a combination of 1.66 g L-arginine plus 500 mg liposomal vitamin C significantly increased the distance walked on the 6 min walk test (p=0.001), improved handgrip strength (p=0.03) and flow-mediated...
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Increased in Adults with Vitamin C Intake Below the Estimated Average Requirements
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study findings show that dietary intake of VC in adults with type 2 diabetes (mean 75.5, 95% CI 72.5-78.4 mg/day) was significantly lower than in adults without diabetes (84.6, 95% CI 83.4-85.7). Diabetes is a metabolic...
Suboptimal Plasma Vitamin C is Significantly Correlated with Bone Mineral Density in Male Subjects
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study findings show that plasma vitamin C levels in two categories (suboptimal (≤8.8 mg/L) and sufficient (>8.8 mg/L)) were positively associated with BMD at the spine in men (p = 0.004). However, no association was noted in...
Combination Treatment of Vitamin C and Vitamin E Reduce Endometriosis-Related Pain Scores
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this 8-week randomized placebo-controlled trial show the significant effects vitamin C (1000 mg/day) and vitamin E (800 IU/day) supplementation have on decreasing VAS scores related to dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and...
Vitamin C Supplementation Shown to Increase Vitality in Healthy Young Adults
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Healthy adults who supplemented with 500 mg of vitamin C twice a day showed improvement in vitamin C serum levels and mental vitality, especially regarding work motivation, attentional focus and better performance on cognitive tasks. ...
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