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Prooxidant effects of vitamin C

Prooxidant effects of vitamin C LEICESTER, ENGLAND. Antioxidants such as vitamin-E and beta-carotene can under certain conditions behave as prooxidants, that is, they promote oxidative reactions rather than quench them. Fortunately, the conditions which encourage the prooxidant activities are rare ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a78h.htm 11/21/05, 4635 bytes

Lycopene and atherosclerosis

... vascular disease (intermittent claudication). All participants had their blood plasma level of lycopene, gamma- tocopherol, alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene, and coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) measured. They also underwent ultrasonography in order to measure the thickness of the wall in the carotid artery ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a125a.htm 03/02/04, 4175 bytes

Recommendations for prevention of heart disease

... -B6, soy protein (25 grams/day) and isoflavones, but cite insufficient evidence in the case of vitamin-E and other antioxidants. Supplementation with beta-carotene is discouraged. Consumption of at least two fish servings a week is recommended. For people already suffering from coronary heart disease ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a107l.htm 03/02/04, 4530 bytes

Skin health and nutrition

... frequency questionnaires and had blood samples drawn for analysis of vitamin-A (retinol), vitamin-E (alpha- tocopherol), vitamin-C (ascorbic acid), beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-cryptoxanthin. The degree of skin hydration, the skin content of sebum, and the surface pH (acidity ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a135b.htm 03/02/04, 4744 bytes

Antioxidant deficiency implicated in pancreatitis

... have much lower blood plasma levels of antioxidants than do healthy people. The researchers measured the levels of selenium, vitamin-A, vitamin-E, beta-carotene, xanthine, beta-cryptoxanthine, and lycopene in 27 patients with chronic pancreatitis and 19 healthy controls. The chronic pancreatitis sufferers ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a95j.htm 03/02/04, 4303 bytes

Parkinson's disease linked to iron intake

... . The researchers found no association between fat intake and PD risk nor did they observe any correlation with the intake of vitamin-C, vitamin-E, beta-carotene or selenium. However, a high intake of lycopene was associated with a statistically significant, but unexplained, 40% increase in PD risk. ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a146g.htm 09/06/04, 4199 bytes

Parkinson's disease linked to iron intake

... . The researchers found no association between fat intake and PD risk nor did they observe any correlation with the intake of vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene or selenium. However, a high intake of lycopene was associated with a statistically significant, but unexplained, 40% increase in PD risk. ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a146h.htm 09/06/04, 4174 bytes

Lycopene helps protect women against heart disease

Lycopene helps protect women against heart disease BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Lycopene is, like beta-carotene, a member of the carotenoid family and is particularly abundant in tomatoes, tomato products, watermelon, pink grapefruit, apricots, and papaya. There is fairly convincing evidence that lycopene ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a147f.htm 09/06/04, 4337 bytes

Vitamin C prevents cataracts

... concentrations of vitamin-C and vitamin-E and the carotenoids. The researchers conclude that vitamins C and E, riboflavin (vitamin B), folic acid, beta-carotene, and lutein/zeaxanthin all protect against cataract development. However, after adjustment for other nutrients only the association with vitamin ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a117k.htm 03/02/04, 4541 bytes

Crohn's disease patients lack antioxidants

... even to patients whose disease is in remission. CD patients also have significantly lower levels of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene, and beta- cryptoxanthin. There were no significant differences in vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol), selenium, and glutathione levels between ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a118c.htm 03/02/04, 4114 bytes