Doesn't sound like a credible study. Low dosage Not even a clinical study group let alone double blind, just an examination of patient records.
I'd draw no conclusions except someone needed to get published... Vitamin C is used to TREAT atherosclerosis. A discussion of this report: http://www.drhoffman.com/page.cfm/152 Chuck What hair color do they put on the drivers licenses of bald men? On 1/11/2010 6:07:02 PM, Norton, Steve (stephen.nor...@ngc.com) wrote: > > I ran across the following info that says that Vitamin C may cause > hardening of the arteries. I am used to seeing info saying that Vitamin > C is good for the arteries such as the link further down. I > don't take > very high doses of Vitamin C, 500 - 1000 mg, but now I am concerned. > Anyone have better data? > Thanks, > - Steve N > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > http://altmedangel.com/arteries.htm > > > "Ascorbic Acid Causes Hardening of the Arteries? > It seems hardly likely that taking high doses of vitamin C (ascorbic > acid) can cause thickening or hardening of the arteries since so many > people have taken high doses for a long time. Yet researchers from the > University of California reported just that on March 2, 2000. People who > took 500 mgs of ascorbic acid had a 2.5 times faster progression of > thickening of the carotid artery (hardening of the arteries) than people > who took no supplement. > This study was not a clinical study where subjects are divided into > those taking ascorbic acid and those taking a placebo. This was an > epidemiological study -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
