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Quoted message said:http://www.cqs.com/codex.htm
Anth
Why do you do this Anth?
Most of the time I mistake you for a sane person.
And then you go and post this link.....
BTW, three different root causes of heart disease are:
1, diet - too many calories
http://www.drlam.com/A3R_brief_in_doc_format/vitamin_C_therapy_in_cardiovascular_disease.cfm
Vitamin C intake neutralizes a high fat meal.
In a study conducted by Dr. Plotnick, University of Maryland School of
Medicine, 20 healthy men and women were fed on one of the three
breakfasts: -
(1) A high-fat meal consisting of an Egg McMuffin, Sausage McMuffin, and two
hash brown patties.
(2) A high-fat breakfast after the subjects were given 1,000 mg of vitamin C
and 800 IU of vitamin E.
(3) A low-fat breakfast of cereal, skim milk, and orange juice.
In this study, Dr Plotnick discovered that a single high-fat meal increased
blood triglyceride levels by more than 60 percent and decreased endothelial
function by two to four hours. The decrease in endothelial function also
correlated with an increase in triglyceride levels, but not with fasting
triglyceride levels. The researchers were also pleased to note that taking
vitamins C and E just before the high-fat meal helped to maintain normal
endothelial functions. Surprisingly, the effects of the vitamin were the
same as eating the low-fat meal, which produced no increase in triglycerides
or decrease in endothelial function.
Quoted message said:2, smoking
4. Vitamin C helps to neutralize cigarette smoke
Cigarette smoking causes endothelial dysfunction.
A study using 20 smokers and non-smokers was conducted to examine the
effects of vitamin C and cigarette smoking on endothelium-dependent
vasodilation. The lumen diameter and the velocity flow of the brachial
arteries at rest were measured during:
1. The reactive hyperemia following transient arterial occlusion
2. After 0.3 mg of sublingal nitroglycerin with high-resolution ultrasound.
3. After infusion of saline or saline plus vitamin C (10 mg/min for 20 min).
The same study was also performed in 15 smokers before and 10 minutes after
cigarette smoking. Their serum levels of vitamin C and plasma levels of
thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) as an index of lipid
peroxidation were also measured. The results showed that the smokers had
lower vitamin C levels and higher TBARS levels. Their results also showed
the impairment of flow-dependent vasodilatation when compared with
non-smokers. When Vitamin C was given, it improved the impairment of
flow -dependent vasodilatation and decreased TBARS in smokers. However,
vitamin C administration did not have any effects in the non-smokers. The
researchers also concluded that cigarette smoking acutely worsened the
impairment of flow-dependent vasodilatation and increased TBARS. As such,
researchers conclude that:
(1) Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in the brachial arteries was
impaired in smokers. When vitamin C was given, there was a decrease in
TBARS.
(2) Cigarette smoking produced acute impairment of endothelium-dependent
vasodilatation in smokers in association with an increase in TBARS.
Quoted message said:3, genetic
Anth
