Papers/PMID:9076405
Effect of supplementation of smoking men with plain or slow release ascorbic acid on lipoprotein oxidation.
European journal of clinical nutrition1997The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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1 finding
L-ascorbic acid — increases malondialdehyde (circulating)
Evidence strength: very limited.Finding“Plasma MDA increased in the plain ascorbic acid group compared with placebo group (P < 0.05), but there were no significant differences in the changes in lipoprotein oxidation reactions induced by copper or by hemin and H2O2.”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of supplementation of smoking men with plain or slow release ascorbic acid on lipoprotein oxidation.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 2 months
- Dose
- 250 mg twice daily plain ascorbic acid tablets for two months
- Population
- Men aged 36-65 y smoking 11-40 cigarettes daily; plain (non-slow-release) ascorbic acid group versus placebo group only
Effect of supplementation of smoking men with plain or slow release ascorbic acid on lipoprotein oxidation.1997PMID:907640510.1038/sj.ejcn.1600376Permalink