Major Nutritional Research Studies

Antioxidant Users Live Longer
According to a study conducted by the National Institute of Aging involving 11,000 participants, aged 67-105, tracked over a 9-year period, those who regularly took vitamin E and C supplements were less likely to die from heart disease than those who took no supplements or only a general multivitamin.
Source: American Journal for Clinical Nutrition 64:2 (Aug 1996), 190-196


Keep Your Brain Power and Lower Stroke Risk With Vitamin C
Although it is commonly believed that mental ability declines with age, a new study shows that taking vitamin C can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment by 50% in the elderly. Mental function was poorest in those with the lowest levels of Vitamin C. According to a 20-year study begun in 1974 in England and Wales, taking Vitamin C reduces the risk of dying from strokes by 66%.
Source: British Medical Journal 312:7031 (Mar 1996), 608-611


Vitamin C Can Protect Your Heart
Research over a 12-year period at Tufts University in Boston with 725 volunteers ages 60-101 revealed a 62% reduced risk of dying from heart disease with a daily minimum intake of 700mg Vitamin C, as well as a reduced mortality rate of 50%.
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology l44: 5 (Sept 1996), 501-511


Vitamin C Protects Against Cataracts
A recent study concludes that vitamin C offers strong protection against development of cataracts. This project looked at 250 nurses, ages 56-71, and found that those who had been taking vitamin C for at least 10 years showed very little signs of lens clouding, opacity, or cataract formation.
Source: American Journal for Clinical Nutrition (Oct 1997)

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