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NEWS ABOUT: vitamin C

vitamin C stories: 4 news summaries

Vitamins Don't Change Cancer Risk: Studies

Perception that vitamins can prevent prostate problems is false

Dec 10, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Two new studies debunk the perception that vitamin supplements help ward off prostate and other cancers, the BBC reports. The trials involving 50,000 men provided the most definitive results yet on the effects of vitamins C and E—or, rather lack thereof—on cancer. One study had planned to... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • research • studies • cancer prevention • medical study • vitamin E • vitamin C • selenium

Can an Orange
a Day Keep Cancer Away?

No, but study finds vitamin C injections may slow tumor growth

Aug 5, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Injections of high doses of vitamin C may help the body fight tumors, a new study has found. While previous tests have shown that oral doses don't provide much cancer-fighting help, the high concentrations injected into lab mice resulted in only half as much tumor growth as in the control... More »

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cancer • medical breakthrough • tumor • medical study • vitamin C

 Eat Your Veggies; Here's How 

Cooking (or not) can boost nutrients, experts say

May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chomping on a raw carrot may give you the keen eyesight of a cartoon rabbit, but boiling the vegetable first is a better way to release its nutrients, scientists say. The New York Times looks at a variety of cooking methods and finds the goodness of the good stuff on... More »

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nutrition • cooking • vegetables • vitamins • lycopene • nutrients • vitamin B • vitamin C • lutein • beta carotene

Vitamins Can Kill, Warns
Shocking New Study

'No benefit' found in antioxidants

Apr 16, 08 4:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Antioxidant vitamin supplements do not improve health or prevent disease—and may even cause death, according to new research. In a stunning blow to millions who take vitamins, a review of 67 studies involving 230,000 users showed "no convincing evidence" that antioxidants had any benefit, and linked vitamin... More »

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vitamins • antioxidants • mortality • vitamin E • vitamin A • vitamin C • selenium • free radicals • Biocare • Health Supplements Information Service • beta carotene

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