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Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

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Vitamin C

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Interest in the possible role of antioxidant vitamins in the prevention of heart disease has recently awakened in the medical and research community. Vitamin C in particular, however, has lagged behind lipid-soluble antioxidants, particularly vitamin E and carotenoids, in terms of the research conducted and the general impression of the strength of its role. Before reviewing the existing data, it may be useful to describe some of the reasons why there is a paucity of research and a generally unenthusiastic attitude in the medical and clinical trial community.

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  1. School of Public Health, Division of Public Health Biology/Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    G. Block

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  1. Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Italy

    Rodolfo Paoletti

  2. Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Düsseldorf, Germany

    Helmut Sies

  3. Merck Pharma, Self-Medication International, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

    Joachim Bug

  4. Ethical Drugs Medical Department, Bracco Spa, Milan, Italy

    Enzo Grossi

  5. Nutrition Foundation of Italy, Milano, Italy

    Andrea Poli

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Block, G. (1998). Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. In: Paoletti, R., Sies, H., Bug, J., Grossi, E., Poli, A. (eds) Vitamin C. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2244-7_6

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