...sources of nutrients that help to protect us from disease and keep us healthy. Green vegetables are rich in vitamin C, folates, carotenoids, vitamin K, and calcium, and may also provide small amounts of iron. (Spinach isn't a good source of calcium because...

...that ascorbic acid isn't the real vitamin C. The dietary substance that causes...scurvy when present is by definition vitamin C. Linus Pauling was unequivocal in...acid (called the ascorbate ion) is vitamin C. Referring to scurvy in his landmark...

...PRNewswire/ -- Consumers need more vitamin C to maintain good health, but not...consume 75 milligrams per day of vitamin C and men should consume 90 milligrams...The expert panel notes that the new vitamin C recommended daily allowance can easily...

...Nutrition Coming of Age Supplemental Vitamin C Appears to Slow Racing Greyhounds...capacity decreases. Antioxidants such as vitamin C may combat this oxidation stress. The benefits of vitamin C to greyhounds undertaking intense...

Vitamin C's powerful antioxidant properties are getting...appreciation. News junkies may have noticed that vitamin C already has made the headlines more than...pointing out serious flaws in the study. Vitamin C's nutritional claim to fame is well-founded...

ABSTRACT Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with increased risk of...proliferation. Few studies have evaluated the effect of vitamin D deficiency on the development and growth of colon cancer...and 1,25(OH)^sub 2^D^sub 3^. To determine the effect of vitamin D deficiency on colon cancer proliferation, ...

...college students, fruits, vegetables, vitamin C Vitamin C, present mainly in fruits and vegetables...dietary intake of 60 mg/d[2]). Overt vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, an unpleasant...3,4] The prevalence of marginal vitamin C status, a condition characterized...

...Previous studies have suggested that vitamin C status may be associated with cognitive...assessed the association between vitamin C and cognitive function in 544 community-dwelli...percent of the subjects had low plasma vitamin C concentrations (<40mg/dL) and...

The once-highly touted use of vitamin C to protect against the common cold...begin debating the possible role of vitamin C in protecting against various forms...cancer in fruits and vegetables, and vitamin C is the most consistent factor. The...

VITAMIN C, also known as ascorbic acid, is the most...maintain bones, blood vessels, and teeth. Vitamin C helps form collagen, a protein that gives...tissues such as gums and blood vessel walls. Vitamin C has long been heralded for its antioxidant...