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A study of more than 290,000 adults found that those who took more than 700 mg of vitamin C daily were _____ less apt to develop heart disease than non-vitamin C takers.
[A] 17%
[B] 25%
[C] 32%
[D] 41%
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Question: I heard folic acid was good for brain health. Is that true?
Answer: To save your brain from decline as you age, be sure to get B vitamins, particularly folic acid.
That's the message from two major new studies finding that older people with diets and blood levels low in B vitamins are more apt to suffer cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Such individuals are also more apt to have higher blood levels of homocysteine, a protein tied to heart disease and dementia.
Of all B vitamins, folic acid is most potent in protecting the brain from the ravages of aging--such as memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's--according to the new studies--one from Tufts University and the other from the University of Bologna in Italy. Both have just been published in the September issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Italian researchers found that older men and women with low folate (folic acid) blood levels were nearly twice as apt to develop dementia and Alzheimer's over a four-year period as those with higher blood folate.
Subjects with the least folic acid in their diets and blood also performed worst on a number of tests of memory and cognitive function in the Tufts study. Those low in B6 also scored poorly on the cognitive tests.
What's the reason? Scientists have long speculated that B vitamins, mainly folic acid, protect the brain by reducing toxic levels of homocysteine in the blood. Some believe homocysteine directly damages brain cells and function.
However, for the first time, these two new studies say that folic acid has powers to protect the brain independently, regardless of its ability to suppress homocysteine levels.
Bottom line: Both low intake of folic acid and/ or high blood homocysteine, predict brain decline as you age.
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Some nutrition "experts" still say it's a myth that vitamin C fights colds. But they are wrong.
Good evidence shows that high doses of vitamin C help reduce colds, as well as chronic diseases, such as heart disease and cancer,--and now, even weight gain!
A brand new study from the University of Arizona says vitamin C fights fat. Women of normal weight had 25-30% higher blood levels of vitamin C than overweight and obese women. Researchers concluded low levels of vitamin C boost your risk of being fat.
Here are other good reasons to take 500-1000 mg vitamin C a day:
Reduces Colds: Recent Japanese research found that downing 500 mg of vitamin C a day cut odds of getting 3 or more colds over 5 years by 66%. And taking 1,000 mg daily can cut colds short by a day, say experts at the Linus Pauling Institute.
Prevents Heart Disease: A study of more than 290,000 adults found that those who took more than 700 mg of vitamin C daily were 25% less apt to develop heart disease than non-vitamin C takers.
Prevents Strokes: Among Japanese, those with highest blood levels of vitamin C were 29% less apt to have a stroke than those with the lowest levels of vitamin C.
Improves Arteries: Ability of arteries to relax and dilate to allow proper blood flow is essential to heart functioning. Taking 500 mg vitamin C daily has improved blood vessel dilation in those with atherosclerosis, angina, congestive heart failure.
Drops Blood Pressure: Taking 500 mg of vitamin C reduced systolic blood pressure 9% after a month in a group of people with high blood pressure. Caution: don't stop blood pressure medication when taking vitamin C.
Reduces Cancer: Taking vitamin C supplements has lowered risk of lung and breast cancer. Further, high doses of intravenous vitamin C may help treat cancer, says Dr. Mark Levine at the National Institutes of Health. Injections of 15,000 mg to 65,000 mg vitamin C twice a week for two to ten months resulted in complete remissions of various cancers. Note: High oral doses of vitamin C are not sufficient to treat cancer.
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