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90% Of Vitamin C And Most Vitamins A, B12 And E Are Made In China. Are They Safe? by Robin P. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm I was surprised to learn that China is one of the largest exporters of many common drugs and vitamins. About 90% of all Vitamin C sold in the US is from China. China also produce 50% of the world's asprin and 35% of acetaminophen (Tylenol) as well as most Vitamins A, B12 and E. Since the United States does not require country-of-origin labels Read on »
Vitamin C and Vitamin E Reduced Post-Heart Attack Deaths in Diabetics by Dr. Jonny B. Doctor of Philosophy Posted Thu 02 Oct 2008 10:17pm An interesting new study published in the journal Cardiology reported that giving vitamin C and vitamin E to diabetic patients who had recently had a heart attack... to determine the safety and outcome of vitamins C and E in patients who have had a heart attack. Diabetic and non-diabetic heart attack patients were given intravenous infusions of 1000 Read on »
13 Essential Vitamins and Profile on Vitamin C by Sandy H. Patient Expert Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:19pm . Vitamin C, known as "ascorbic acid", is an antioxidant that fights free radicals that can lead to cancer, visible signs of aging, heart disease or arthritis over time... Today, I wanted to talk broadly about the 13 essential vitamins and do a specific profile on Vitamin C, which is the most common vitamin taken in supplement form Read on »
Garden of Life, LLC. Issues a Voluntary Recall of Vitamin Code Raw Vitamin C Dietary Supplement. Recall is Limited to Raw Vitami by FDA Posted Thu 03 Mar 2011 4:23pm of Life, LLC today announced that it is voluntarily recalling its Raw Vitamin C because these products may contain undeclared soy proteins. Consumers who have purchased Raw Vitamin.... No illnesses have been reported in connection with the Raw Vitamin C. It has come to Garden of Life’s attention that one of our unaffiliated third party manufacturers for this product Read on »
The scavenging capacity and synergistic effects of lycopene, vitamin E, vitamin C, and β-carotene mixtures on the DPPH free by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm , and vitamin C. Since many of these natural antioxidants are consumed together in foods, the potential for synergistic interactions is high in the human diet. The aim of this study was to determine what concentrations and combinations of antioxidants among lycopene, vitamin E, vitamin C, and β-carotene are capable of producing synergistic antioxidant effects Read on »
Vitamins C and E don’t protect against prostate cancer; what about vitamin K? by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor Posted Thu 01 Apr 2010 12:00am Data from a prospective study now suggest an association between dietary levels of vitamin K and one’s risk of developing or dying from colon, breast, prostate, or lung cancers. We should be clear, up front, that this German study by Nimptsch et al. does not prove that higher levels of dietary vitamin K help to lower the risk Read on »
Vitamin C helps reduce skin wrinkling. # by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert Posted Tue 02 Mar 2010 11:05am Vitamin C helps reduce skin wrinkling. #MaryWoznyHealth Read on »
Vitamin C Plus Fat Might Spur Cancer by Margaret Patient Expert Posted Fri 04 Sep 2009 10:59pm My post title actually belongs to an article I read online yesterday on what happens to oral vitamin C supplements once they are ingested, if fat is present in the upper stomach. The key sentence is: “[...] when vitamin C and nitrites meet in environments with 10 percent fat, vitamin C multiplied the production [...] Read on »