Clinical Study Title:
Vitamin C and risk of coronary heart disease in women.

Plain English Summary:

This study looked at the consumption of vitamin C and its relation to contracting coronary heart disease for women. Previous research in this area has not been able to clarify the role of vitamin C. A total of over 85,000 women were interviewed about their dietary intake, and then a follow up was done years later to track the rate of the disease among these women. Analysis of the women who contracted coronary heart disease suggested that there is a relation between the intake of vitamin C and the risk of coronary heart disease. This was especially true for women who obtained vitamin C through supplements. This suggests that a dietary supplement including vitamin C does help to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

Authors

Osganian SK. Stampfer MJ. Rimm E. Spiegelman D. Hu FB. Manson JE. Willett WC.

Institution

Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Country of Publication

United States

Source

Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 42(2):246-52, 2003 Jul 16.