{"id":2745,"date":"2008-07-31T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/vitamin-c-does-not-stand-for-contradiction.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:35:41","slug":"vitamin-c-does-not-stand-for-contradiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2745","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin “C” does NOT stand for “Contradiction”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The new findings in the Archives of Internal Medicine <\/em>followed some 21,831 men and women over 12 years, for us to learn that increased blood levels of vitamin C may reduce the risk of developing diabetes by a full 62 %!<\/div>\n

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Here is the science-speak conclusion:<\/strong><\/div>\n

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\u201cThe strong independent association observed in this prospective study, together with biological plausibility, provides persuasive evidence of a beneficial effect of <\/em>vitamin C<\/em> and fruit and vegetable intake on diabetes risk<\/em>,\u201d wrote lead author Anne-Helen Harding from Addenbrooke\u2019s Hospital in Cambridge, England. <\/div>\n

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But what can we make of the overwhelming data showing that antioxidant supplementation may increase the risks of cancer, as in today’s release of a huge summary of summaries (Aliment Pharmacol Ther.<\/em> 2008 Jun 30. “Systematic review and meta-analysis: primary and secondary prevention of gastrointestinal cancers with antioxidant supplements.”)<\/div>\n

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Here is what they found:<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Conclusion: We could not find evidence that the studied antioxidant supplements prevent gastrointestinal cancers. On the contrary, they seem to increase overall mortality.<\/u><\/em> (emphsis mine).<\/div>\n

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But wait, there’s more:<\/strong><\/div>\n

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CONCLUSIONS: Supplemental multivitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, and folate were not associated with a decreased risk of lung cancer. Supplemental vitamin E was associated with a small increased risk. Patients should be counseled against using these supplements to prevent lung cancer.<\/u><\/em> (emphsis mine, click here for reference<\/a>)<\/div>\n

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Take-home message:<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Vitamin C is good for you. Period. But the form of vitamin C matters. Your body expects this critical nutrient in the form it has been created for — food. So, to get your vitamin C, eat foods with vitamin C. <\/div>\n

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The only reason we might see the above results as contradictory is if we assume that vitamin C, abstracted into a pill, is treated the same way by the body as the vitamin C you get from pepper, citrus, or onion. We shouldn’t really need a full blown study to show us that but, now that we have it, it should serve as a confirmation of the rule: eat food. <\/div>\n

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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine <\/em>Volume 168, Number 14, Pages 1493-1499″Plasma Vitamin C Level, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, and the Risk of New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – The European Prospective Investigation of Cancer – Norfolk Prospective Study”<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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