Vitamin C

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What Vitamin C is good for:

Vitamin C also protects the cells of the body from free radicals that cause cell damage that may lead to cancer, heart disease, and other health problems.

Studies suggest that vitamin C supplements taken for ten years can reduce cataracts by more than 75-percent.

Where you get vitamin C:

Vitamin C: Keeping Skin Young

Vitamin C and the linoleic acid in foods like oils and nuts may protect skin from aging, while carbohydrates and fats other than linoleic acid may make skin worse. Scientists asked 4,000 women aged 40 to 74 to recall their diets from the previous 24 hours and to allow a dermatologist to examine their skin, as part of the national Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey:

Vitamin C for Stroke?

The higher the level of vitamin C in the bloodstream, the lower your risk of having a stroke. That is what British researchers with the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer discovered when they followed more than 20,000 middle-aged men and women for almost 10 years. Those with the highest blood levles of C were 42 percent less likely to suffer a stroke than those whith the lowest blood levels. The findings held even when other common risk factors for stroke such as smoking, physical activity, blood pressure and age, were taken into consideration.

Vitamin C Supplements:

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