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Secondhand smoke protection.(Brief Article)
A new California study concludes that vitamin C may help reduce oxidative stress in people exposed to secondhand smoke.
It has been well established in several test tube studies that vitamin C quenches reactive free radicals from cigarette smoke--but that doesn't prove that the vitamin serves the same function in the human body. Few studies have looked at the effects of vitamin C in people who inhale secondhand smoke.
The new study examined 67 patients, who were divided into three groups--one taking vitamin C, one taking vitamins E and C, and one taking a placebo.
The researchers tested for levels of a reliable and sensitive biomarker of oxidative stress or cell damage known as F2-isoprostanes. It was found that both the vitamin C and the C-E groups experienced 11-12 percent declines of the biomarker compared to the placebo group. But despite the encouraging results, researchers caution against misinterpreting the study's findings.
"The message of the study is clearly not that taking ...
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