a two-edged sword?
Vitamin C could promote production of DNA-damaging compounds and may help explain why vitamin C has thus far shown little effectiveness at preventing cancer in clinical trials.
Jun 14, 2001
Vitamin C could promote production of DNA-damaging compounds according to a study published in the June 15 issue of
Vitamin C, known chemically as ascorbic acid, can act as an antioxidant, consuming free radicals and thereby preventing free radical induced DNA damage. Free radicals are highly reactive chemical species produced by the reaction of oxygen with biological molecules, a chemical reaction that occurs...