Vitamin C may affect lung infections

Vitamin C may affect lung infections.

Vitamin C and Infections

In the early literature, vitamin C deficiency was associated with pneumonia. After its identification, a number of studies investigated the effects of vitamin C on diverse infections. A total of 148 animal studies indicated that vitamin C may alleviate or prevent infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. The most extensively studied human infection is the common cold. Vitamin C admi...

Foodstate vitamin C complex may beneficially affect haemostasis and fibrin network structure in hyperlipidaemic patients.

This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study on 25 free-living hyperlipidaemic volunteers aspired to prove the hypothesis that supplementation for 8 weeks with a FoodState Vitamin C complex (500 mg vitamin C, 160 mg bioflavonoids, 600 mg magnesium and 900 mg vitamin B complex) may improve haemostatic factors and fibrin network structures. Of the haemostatic factors measure...

Vitamin E may affect the life expectancy of men, depending on dietary vitamin C intake and smoking.

BACKGROUND antioxidants might protect against oxidative stress, which has been suggested as a cause of aging. METHODS the Alpha-Tocopherol-Beta-Carotene (ATBC) Study recruited males aged 50-69 years who smoked at least five cigarettes per day at the baseline. The current study was restricted to participants who were followed up past the age of 65. Deaths were identified in the National Death ...

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy may affect fetal thymus development.

OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to evaluate the association of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) during pregnancy with thymus size in full-term fetuses. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this prospective study, we evaluated mid-pregnancy serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) concentrations. The fetal thymus size was measured by ultrasound in the third trimester. Neonatal 25(OH)D3 levels were evaluated by ...