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L-ascorbic acidFinding

L-ascorbic acid has no detected effect on serum adiponectin

no difference foundVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“In summary, plasma vitamin C was inversely related to markers of adiposity, particularly in women, but vitamin C supplementation did not influence the circulating concentration of adiponectin.”
Quoted verbatim from Plasma vitamin C is inversely related to body mass index and waist circumference but not to plasma adiponectin in nonsmoking adults.
This finding among the 21 findings on its endpoint

L-ascorbic acid

Serum adiponectin

no difference found

Who
20 obese men and women on an 8-week energy-restricted diet low in vitamin C (approximately 38 mg/d), randomised to vitamin C or placebo capsules
Dose studied
500 mg capsule daily

Very limited evidencePMID 17585027 · 2007

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
8 weeks

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

The Journal of nutrition
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6WH1X2A2K5P97HD2DZ1RPD4