Thursday, November 17, 2011

Vitamin C and Vitamin E for Cancer

 VITAMIN C 

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a substance that dissolves in water. This vitamin is believed to be an antioxidant in extracellular fluids of the most important, and have good intracellular activity. Vitamin C, among others, Vitamin C is found in green peppers, broccoli, peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, potatoes, oranges, lemons and other fruits sitrum. Some of the epidemiological studies have found a relationship between low vitamin C consumption (or low levels of vitamin C in the blood) and increased risk of cancer, especially cancer of the esophagus, oral cancer, pancreatic cancer and stomach cancer. As with all epidemiological studies can be concluded that vitamin C is protective against cancer. High consumption of vitamin C or High vitamin C levels in the blood can be a factor, or combination of factors (including carotenoids) in foods that serve as protective against cancer.
  
VITAMIN E

This vitamin is a major antioxidant in all cell membranes, and protects unsaturated fatty acid, The object of oxidation events . Natural sources rich in vitamin E are vegetable oils (including salad oils and margarine), nuts and all grains. Wheat seed oil is the largest source of vitamin E.The evidence who link vitamin E and cancer risk is less extensive than vitamin C and carotenoids. Until now, the lack of reliable information about the content of vitamin E have hampered epidemiological studies on the consumption of foods containing vitamin E. The results in blood levels of vitamin E that has been done inconsistent; some comparison showed inverse association between levels of vitamin E and cancer risk, while others show no relationship between levels of vitamin E and cancer risk.

From the results of the National Cancer Institute research linking the use of supplements of vitamin E with a 50% reduction in risk of oral cancer  is known that nutrients vitamin E and multi vitamin does not have a significant effec.







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