Vitamin C Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cataracts

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Vitamin C Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cataract in a Mediterranean Population1 ,2 María Pastor Valero*3, Astrid E. Fletcher*, Bianca L. De Stavola*, Jesús Vioque and Vicente Chaqués Alepuz** http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/132/6/1299* London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Dpto. Salud Pública.: Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain; and ** Centro de Especialidades de Burjassot, Valencia, Spain 3To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mpvalero.Cataract is an important visual problem of older people and a substantial health care cost in many countries. Most studies investigating risk factors for cataract have been conducted in the United States, and there is less information on the possible role of dietary factors in European populations. We conducted a case–control study to investigate the association of antioxidant vitamins (vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, ß-carotene, -carotene, ß-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, zeaxanthin and lutein) and minerals (zinc and selenium) and risk of cataract in a Mediterranean population. Cases with cataract (343) and 334 age/sex frequency-matched controls aged 55 to 74 y were selected from an ophthalmic outreach clinic in Valencia, Spain. Participants were interviewed about their diet using a Food Frequency Questionnaire, and other information on potential confounders, such as smoking, alcohol, and education. Blood samples were analyzed by a colorimetric method for vitamin C and by reversed-phase HLPC for other blood antioxidants. Blood levels of vitamin C above 49 µmol/L were associated with a 64% reduced odds for cataract (P < 0.0001). Dietary intake of vitamins C, E and selenium were marginally associated with decreased odds (P = 0.09, P = 0.09, P = 0.07, respectively), whereas moderately high levels of blood lycopene (>0.30 µmol/L) were associated with a 46% increased odds of cataract (P = 0.04). Our results strengthen the evidence for a protective role for vitamin C on the aging lens as this effect was seen in a population characterized by high vitamin C intakes. KEY WORDS: • cataracts • antioxidant micronutrients • vitamin C • lycopene • humans

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The best source of real Vit. C is Camu-Camu. Everything else is just an imitation.

 

Gene

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Most Vit. C that people take is ascorbic acid which is NOT Vit. C, as it's the anti-oxident portion of the Vit. C. That's like eating the egg shell and throwing away the egg. Or eating the banana peel and throwing away the banana. Standard Process has Cataplex C which is the whole food concentrated. Also PR Labs has Vit. C from Camu-Camu.

 

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Gene

would you please refernce your source for this information

 

 

The best source of real Vit. C is Camu-Camu. Everything else is just an imitation.Gene

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Nonsense.

 

Nothing in life is that simple. No one ever died of a CC deficiency .--- On Mon, 2/9/09, QTM7 <QTM7 wrote:

QTM7 <QTM7Re: Vitamin C Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cataracts Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 3:40 PM

 

 

The best source of real Vit. C is Camu-Camu. Everything else is just an imitation.Gene