Vitamin C

Effect of vitamin C supplements on urinary oxalate and pH in calcium stone-forming patients

by Alessandra Calábria Baxmann Claudia de O.G. Mendonça Ita Pfeferman Heilberg 3/03/2003 Science Direct

These data suggest that vitamin C supplementation may increase urinary oxalate excretion and the risk of calcium oxalate crystallization in calcium stone-forming patients.

The Vitamin C Myth

by Patti Neighmond 2/2/06 npr

It was Noble Prize Winner Linus Pauling, a chemist, who really popularized vitamin C in the early 60s. He suggested that the vitamin, already known to protect against scurvy, was even more beneficial in mega doses. Dr. Marvin Lipman is an endocrinologist in New York and Chief Medical Advisor for the magazine Consumer Reports.

Sepsis Is A Global Killer. Can Vitamin C Be The Cure?

by npr 4/2/20

Every day, approximately 30,000 people die globally of sepsis. The condition comes about when your immune system overreacts to an infection, leading potentially to organ failure and death. There is no cure. But then in 2017, a doctor proposed a novel treatment for sepsis, a mixture that included Vitamin C, arguing it saved the lives of most of his patients. NPR's Richard Harris has been reporting on this treatment and how it's divided scientists from around the world.

Vitamin C 'gives chemotherapy a boost'

by Helen Briggs 9/2/14 BBC NEWS

Pharmaceutical companies are unlikely to run trials, as vitamins cannot be patented.

Vitamin C Fails Again As Treatment For Sepsis

by Richard Harris 24/2/21 npr

Though attention has understandably been on COVID-19 over the last year, nearly as many people in the hospital have died with a different condition: sepsis. A study now casts doubt on a once-promising treatment for this disease.

How Linus Pauling duped America into believing vitamin C cures colds

by Megan Thielking 27/2/15 Vox

Vitamin C Apparently Not Useful For Sepsis After All

[https://www.npr.org/2021/02/23/970672328/vitamin-c-apparently-not-useful-for-sepsis-after-all by Richard Harris 23/2/21 npr]

The nation's attention has understandably been on COVID-19 over this past year. But in that same span of time, nearly as many people in the hospital have died with a different condition - sepsis. Researchers have been searching for better ways to treat this disease, which is sometimes called blood poisoning. A new study throws cold water on one treatment that had drawn a great deal of interest in the past few years. NPR science correspondent Richard Harris reports.

Dietitians say vitamin C supplements and drinks are a waste of money — eating the right vegetables is a more efficient way to stay healthy

by Allana Akhtar 11/7/22 BUSINESS INSIDER

But data and expert interviews suggest very few Americans need to take vitamin C supplements, particularly those that have far more milligrams than the daily recommendation. Even in cases where a diet could result in low vitamin C, experts told Insider not to rush to the supplement aisle, but rather eat more fruits and veggies.

5 reasons why you should add a vitamin C serum to your skincare routine, according to a dermatologist

by Toketemu Ohwovoriole 10/8/21 BUSINESS INSIDER

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that can benefit all skin types and is one of the best vitamins for your skin. It has numerous benefits, including helping with anti-aging and reversing some of the damage done to your skin by radiation from the sun.

Vitamin C, zinc don’t lessen Covid-19 symptoms, study finds

by Sandee LaMotte 12/2/21 CNN HEALTH

Despite the popular use of vitamin C and zinc to fight off or lessen the severity of viral colds and flu, the new study, published Friday in JAMA Network Open, found the two supplements were of no benefit to people isolating at home with Covid-19.