Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Hi folks: " Researchers at the University of California say that participants who took about 500 milligrams of vitamin C supplements per day saw a 24 per cent drop in plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels after two months. Recent research suggests that CRP may be a better predictor of heart disease than cholesterol levels. " http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/news-NG.asp?id=51369 http://snipurl.com/9adh (Guess what else **dramatically** reduces C-rp? ; ^ )))) Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Here is the underlying study: http://tinyurl.com/49ztg] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=15047680 PMID: 15047680 Subjects were only tested after the two months were over, so the beneficial effect might have occurred at any time up until then. Maybe it even happens immediately. Also, C + other anti-oxidants together had no effect. OTOH, fish oil did not reduce hr CRP: http://snipurl.com/9ao8 PMID: 15100717 "The median CRP change in the fish oil group did not significantly differ from that in the placebo group... CONCLUSION:: The currently available data -including ours- do not support that beneficial effects on CRP are involved in a mechanism explaining the protective effect on heart disease risk of n-3 fatty acids as present in fish" In a message dated 9/23/04 2:27:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, perspect1111@... writes: "Researchers at the University of California say that participants who took about 500 milligrams of vitamin C supplements per day saw a 24 per cent drop in plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels after two months. Recent research suggests that CRP may be a better predictor of heart disease than cholesterol levels. " http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/news-NG.asp?id=51369 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 In a message dated 9/23/04 10:39:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, perspect1111@... writes: That is a bit odd. It seems to suggest that the other anti-oxidants neutralize the benefit of the vitamin C. Very interesting (if true). Odd, indeed - and the authors say ""However, the only other study to administer vitamin C and vitamin E together also did not show an effect on CRP." The said study (3 years) would be: Long-term combined supplementations with alpha-tocopherol and vitamin C have no detectable anti-inflammatory effects in healthy men. J Nutr. 2003 Apr;133(4):1170-3. PMID: 12672938 http://tinyurl.com/59fxf "Antioxidant treatment for 36 mo had no effect on circulating levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6 or CRP." -- Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Hi Bpinfo: That is a bit odd. It seems to suggest that the other anti-oxidants neutralize the benefit of the vitamin C. Very interesting (if true). Rodney. > Here is the underlying study: > http://tinyurl.com/49ztg] > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi? cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & > dopt=Abstract & list_uids=15047680 > PMID: 15047680 > > Subjects were only tested after the two months were over, so the beneficial > effect might have occurred at any time up until then. Maybe it even happens > immediately. > > Also, C + other anti-oxidants together had no effect. > > > OTOH, fish oil did not reduce hr CRP: > http://snipurl.com/9ao8 > PMID: 15100717 > > " The median CRP change in the fish oil group did not significantly differ > from that in the placebo group... CONCLUSION:: The currently available data > -including ours- do not support that beneficial effects on CRP are involved in a > mechanism explaining the protective effect on heart disease risk of n-3 fatty > acids as present in fish " > > > In a message dated 9/23/04 2:27:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > perspect1111@y... writes: > > > " Researchers at the University of California say that participants > > who took about 500 milligrams of vitamin C supplements per day saw a > > 24 per cent drop in plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels after two > > months. Recent research suggests that CRP may be a better predictor > > of heart disease than cholesterol levels. " > > > > http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/news-NG.asp?id=51369 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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