A new 11 year-long study found individuals with the highest intake of Vitamin C had a 70% reduced risk of Cardiovascular mortality.
Over 22,000 participants were recruited for this ongoing study prior to March of 2014. The final number of participants for this particular Vitamin C study excluded participants for various reasons like prevalent cardiovascular disease and participants younger than 40 years of age which they considered to be too young to present any type of Cardiovascular event during the follow up period).
Study participants filled out questionnaires, and were asked to identify how often in the last year they consumed food and/or beverages from a list of 136 items. This information was then used by researchers to determine Vitamin C intake and other variables like calories consumed and fiber intake.
Participants were then divided into Vitamin C tertiles from high to low. Participants in the highest tertile were older mostly female and were physically active, spent less time watching television and were less likely to be a smoker. These participants also reported a higher intake of fiber, were likely to follow a healthier diet pattern and were most likely to supplement with Vitamin C.
Researchers found Cardiovascular conditions like hypertriglyceridemia, heart failure, and aortic aneurism at baseline, were not as common among the participants with higher intakes of Vitamin C.
Further research is needed.
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