However, when healthy mice were given vitamin C, longevity was not prolonged. The researchers observed that vitamin C had an impact on only premature aging disorders caused by a defect in the Werner gene.
The researchers now plan to determine if vitamin C can have similar benefits on humans with the Werner syndrome who are at risk for diabetes, stroke, cancer and heart disease. If so vitamin C could possibly be a treatment for these individuals.
As a final note:
Before you buy your year’s supply of vitamin C-Vitamin C is not a substitute for treatment of diabetes, hypertension, cancer or stroke. Werner syndrome is estimated to affect 1 in 200,000 individuals in the United States. This syndrome is more common in Japan where it occurs 5 times more frequently than in the USA. Werner syndrome presents with premature aging disease that begins in adulthood and results in appearance of old age by 30-40 years of age. The typical features are short stature, wrinkled skin, baldness, cataracts, muscular atrophy and a tendency to diabetes mellitus. Vitamin C or any other health supplement in these patients has made no difference in outcome.
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Vitamin C: Is it the anti aging supplement? Part 1
Many people want to remain young and have been searching for the elusive magic pill. People have been spending fortunes on questionable anti aging remedies. Well, now a recent study from Canada shows that anti aging may be remedy available at your local grocery store.
Vitamin C is a potent anti oxidant and a new study reveals that it could prevent premature aging.
Canadian researchers showed that regular vitamin C could not only reverse symptoms but prevent accelerated aging in mice. The results of this study suggest that vitamin C may also be helpful in disorders like Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s dementia.
Said Michel lebel co researcher of the study from Quebec Cancer Research Centre at the Hotel-Dieu hospital in Quebec City, "We think that more studies should be done on other types of premature aging diseases to see if the vitamin C could have a positive impact on them as well."
The study recently done on ill mice who were ill, fat and diabetic recovered to becoming near normal after receiving vitamin C.
"We think that vitamin C could have a more positive impact on humans since, unlike mice or other animals, we don't produce our own vitamin C," Lebel said.
Vitamin C is a potent anti oxidant and a new study reveals that it could prevent premature aging.
Canadian researchers showed that regular vitamin C could not only reverse symptoms but prevent accelerated aging in mice. The results of this study suggest that vitamin C may also be helpful in disorders like Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s dementia.
Said Michel lebel co researcher of the study from Quebec Cancer Research Centre at the Hotel-Dieu hospital in Quebec City, "We think that more studies should be done on other types of premature aging diseases to see if the vitamin C could have a positive impact on them as well."
The study recently done on ill mice who were ill, fat and diabetic recovered to becoming near normal after receiving vitamin C.
"We think that vitamin C could have a more positive impact on humans since, unlike mice or other animals, we don't produce our own vitamin C," Lebel said.
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