Objective: To examine the association between plasma vitamin C concentrations and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. Design: Prospective population study. Setting: Eastern Finland. Subjects: 1605 randomly selected men aged…
BACKGROUND. An effect of diet in determining blood pressure is suggested by epidemiological studies, but the role of specific nutrients is still unsettled. METHODS AND RESULTS. The relation of various…
Although a role for vitamin A in immunity to infectious diseases has long been suggested, only in the last decade have epidemiological, immunologic, and molecular studies yielded substantial evidence for…
Preeclampsia or pregnancy-induced hypertension is a major cause of both maternal and fetal-neonatal morbidity and mortality. The deficiency of vitamin E can cause accumulation of lipid peroxidation products, which, in…