Nutrients | Free Full-Text | Vitamin C Status Correlates with Markers of Metabolic and ... - 0 views
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vitamin C deficiency is the fourth most prevalent nutrient deficiency reported in the United States
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Hypovitaminosis C (defined as a plasma concentration ≤23 µmol/L)
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The CHALICE (Canterbury Health, Ageing and Lifecourse) study is a unique New Zealand study comprising a comprehensive database of determinants of health
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New study: vitamin C levels correlate with cognitive and metabolic health. What is your vitamin C level? Despite the adequate levels of vitamin C intake, a large % of the individuals had inadequate vitamin C levels which points to a demand issue. Higher oxidative stress, chronic inflammation... would drive demand for vitamin C higher. Lower vitamin C levels were associated with more metabolic disease, ie. DM, and more cognitive decline.