Vitamin C Helps Smokers Maintain Vitamin E
Cigarette smokers have an accelerated rate of Vitamin E disappearance. According to a recent US study, Vitamin C helps smokers maintain their levels of Vitamin E, a vitamin which may protect against certain cancers. As part of the study, a group smokers and non-smokers were given Vitamin C over a period of time. This group maintained a 45% higher level of Vitamin E when compared with the control group, who did not receive Vitamin C. The study summarized that the oxidative stress from smoking can be counteracted by increasing Vitamin C intake. Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 40, Issue 4, 15 February 2006
Cigarette smokers have an accelerated rate of Vitamin E disappearance. According to a recent US study, Vitamin C helps smokers maintain their levels of Vitamin E, a vitamin which may protect against certain cancers. As part of the study, a group smokers and non-smokers were given Vitamin C over a period of time. This group maintained a 45% higher level of Vitamin E when compared with the control group, who did not receive Vitamin C. The study summarized that the oxidative stress from smoking can be counteracted by increasing Vitamin C intake. Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 40, Issue 4, 15 February 2006