90% Of VitaminC And Most Vitamins A, B12 And E Are Made In China. Are They Safe?
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Robin P.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 VitaminC 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
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VitaminC and Vitamin E Reduced Post-Heart Attack Deaths in Diabetics
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Dr. Jonny B.Posted
Thu 02 Oct 2008 10:17pm
An interesting new study published in the journal Cardiology reported that giving vitaminC and vitamin E to diabetic patients who had recently had a heart attack... to determine the safety and outcome of vitaminsC and E in patients who have had a heart attack. Diabetic and non-diabetic heart attack patients were given intravenous infusions of 1000
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13 Essential Vitamins and Profile on VitaminC
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Sandy H.Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:19pm
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VitaminC, known as "ascorbicacid", 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 VitaminC, which is the most common vitamin taken in supplement form
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VitaminsC and E don’t protect against prostate cancer; what about vitamin K?
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
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
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VitaminC Plus Fat Might Spur Cancer
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MargaretPosted
Fri 04 Sep 2009 10:59pm
My post title actually belongs to an article I read online yesterday on what happens to oral vitaminC supplements once they are ingested, if fat is present in the upper stomach. The key sentence is: “[...] when vitaminC and nitrites meet in environments with 10 percent fat, vitaminC multiplied the production [...]
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