High Vitamin C Intake Might Protect Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Vitamin C research is interesting, but I¹m not sure if I feel that such

large doses are safe.

After reading many articles, I¹ve decided for myself that eating plenty of

fruits and veggies seems to be the best way to get vitamin C.

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I would like to see a study to see if large doses of C

> would lessen the inflamation or even put RA into

> remission. Or is it too late if youv'e already got

> RA?--- a <paula54@...> wrote:

>> > Source: British Medical Journal Released:

>> > Wed 09-Jun-2004, 06:40

>> >

>> > High Vitamin C Intake Might Protect Against

>> > Rheumatoid Arthritis

>> >

>> >

>> > Description

>> > A high vitamin C intake may protect against the

>> > development of painful

>> > widespread rheumatoid arthritis indicates research.

>> >

>> > ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

>> >

>> > [Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory

>> > polyarthritis:

>> > prospective nested case control study 2004; 63:

>> > 843-7]

>> >

>> > A high vitamin C intake may protect against the

>> > development of painful

>> > widespread rheumatoid arthritis indicates research

>> > published in the ls

>> > of the Rheumatic Diseases.

>> >

>> > The findings are based on 23,000 men and women

>> > taking part in the ongoing

>> > European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC).

>> > All were aged between

>> > 45 and 74 when they entered EPIC between 1993 and

>> > 1997. They lived in

>> > Norfolk, UK.

>> >

>> > As part of the EPIC study, their diets were assessed

>> > using seven day food

>> > intake diaries.

>> >

>> > Seventy three people developed inflammatory

>> > polyarthritis - two or more

>> > swollen joints for at least a month - between 1993

>> > and 2001. They were

>> > referred by their family doctors to the Norfolk

>> > Arthritis Register.

>> >

>> > Each of the patients with arthritis was matched with

>> > two people of the same

>> > age and gender, and their diets assessed.

>> >

>> > Those with inflammatory polyarthritis tended to have

>> > a lower daily intake of

>> > fruits and vegetables than those who did not develop

>> > the disease. People

>> > with a low intake of fruit and vegetables had around

>> > double the risk of

>> > developing arthritis of those with a high intake.

>> >

>> > But vitamin C itself seemed to have an even more

>> > important role. Those with

>> > the lowest levels of vitamin C intake were three

>> > times more likely to

>> > develop inflammatory arthritis than those with the

>> > highest intakes, the

>> > results showed.

>> >

>> > Significantly, the recommended daily intake of

>> > vitamin C is 40 mg a day.

>> > Those with levels below this were at four times the

>> > risk of inflammatory

>> > polyarthritis. But those who consumed less than 56

>> > mg a day were still at

>> > three times the risk.

>> >

>> > There was some evidence that vitamin E and beta

>> > carotene also affected the

>> > risk of developing the disease, but these findings

>> > were nothing like as

>> > strong as the association with vitamin C intake.

>> >

>> > Previous research has shown that harmful free

>> > radicals have been found in

>> > the joint fluid of patients with rheumatoid

>> > arthritis and inflamed joint.

>> > Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that mops up

>> > free radicals.

>> >

>> > Click here to view the paper in full:

>> > http://press.psprings.co.uk/ard/july/843_ar16097.pdf

>> >

>> >

>> >

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>

>

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Source: British Medical Journal Released: Wed 09-Jun-2004, 06:40

High Vitamin C Intake Might Protect Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

Description

A high vitamin C intake may protect against the development of painful

widespread rheumatoid arthritis indicates research.

ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

[Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory polyarthritis:

prospective nested case control study 2004; 63: 843-7]

A high vitamin C intake may protect against the development of painful

widespread rheumatoid arthritis indicates research published in the ls

of the Rheumatic Diseases.

The findings are based on 23,000 men and women taking part in the ongoing

European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC). All were aged between

45 and 74 when they entered EPIC between 1993 and 1997. They lived in

Norfolk, UK.

As part of the EPIC study, their diets were assessed using seven day food

intake diaries.

Seventy three people developed inflammatory polyarthritis - two or more

swollen joints for at least a month - between 1993 and 2001. They were

referred by their family doctors to the Norfolk Arthritis Register.

Each of the patients with arthritis was matched with two people of the same

age and gender, and their diets assessed.

Those with inflammatory polyarthritis tended to have a lower daily intake of

fruits and vegetables than those who did not develop the disease. People

with a low intake of fruit and vegetables had around double the risk of

developing arthritis of those with a high intake.

But vitamin C itself seemed to have an even more important role. Those with

the lowest levels of vitamin C intake were three times more likely to

develop inflammatory arthritis than those with the highest intakes, the

results showed.

Significantly, the recommended daily intake of vitamin C is 40 mg a day.

Those with levels below this were at four times the risk of inflammatory

polyarthritis. But those who consumed less than 56 mg a day were still at

three times the risk.

There was some evidence that vitamin E and beta carotene also affected the

risk of developing the disease, but these findings were nothing like as

strong as the association with vitamin C intake.

Previous research has shown that harmful free radicals have been found in

the joint fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inflamed joint.

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that mops up free radicals.

Click here to view the paper in full:

http://press.psprings.co.uk/ard/july/843_ar16097.pdf

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I would like to see a study to see if large doses of C

would lessen the inflamation or even put RA into

remission. Or is it too late if youv'e already got

RA?--- a <paula54@...> wrote:

> Source: British Medical Journal Released:

> Wed 09-Jun-2004, 06:40

>

> High Vitamin C Intake Might Protect Against

> Rheumatoid Arthritis

>

>

> Description

> A high vitamin C intake may protect against the

> development of painful

> widespread rheumatoid arthritis indicates research.

>

> ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

>

> [Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory

> polyarthritis:

> prospective nested case control study 2004; 63:

> 843-7]

>

> A high vitamin C intake may protect against the

> development of painful

> widespread rheumatoid arthritis indicates research

> published in the ls

> of the Rheumatic Diseases.

>

> The findings are based on 23,000 men and women

> taking part in the ongoing

> European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC).

> All were aged between

> 45 and 74 when they entered EPIC between 1993 and

> 1997. They lived in

> Norfolk, UK.

>

> As part of the EPIC study, their diets were assessed

> using seven day food

> intake diaries.

>

> Seventy three people developed inflammatory

> polyarthritis - two or more

> swollen joints for at least a month - between 1993

> and 2001. They were

> referred by their family doctors to the Norfolk

> Arthritis Register.

>

> Each of the patients with arthritis was matched with

> two people of the same

> age and gender, and their diets assessed.

>

> Those with inflammatory polyarthritis tended to have

> a lower daily intake of

> fruits and vegetables than those who did not develop

> the disease. People

> with a low intake of fruit and vegetables had around

> double the risk of

> developing arthritis of those with a high intake.

>

> But vitamin C itself seemed to have an even more

> important role. Those with

> the lowest levels of vitamin C intake were three

> times more likely to

> develop inflammatory arthritis than those with the

> highest intakes, the

> results showed.

>

> Significantly, the recommended daily intake of

> vitamin C is 40 mg a day.

> Those with levels below this were at four times the

> risk of inflammatory

> polyarthritis. But those who consumed less than 56

> mg a day were still at

> three times the risk.

>

> There was some evidence that vitamin E and beta

> carotene also affected the

> risk of developing the disease, but these findings

> were nothing like as

> strong as the association with vitamin C intake.

>

> Previous research has shown that harmful free

> radicals have been found in

> the joint fluid of patients with rheumatoid

> arthritis and inflamed joint.

> Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that mops up

> free radicals.

>

> Click here to view the paper in full:

> http://press.psprings.co.uk/ard/july/843_ar16097.pdf

>

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