Vitamin C Status Correlates with Markers of Metabolic and Cognitive Health in 50-Year-Olds: Findings of the CHALICE Cohort Study

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Vitamin C Status Correlates with Markers of Metabolic and Cognitive Health in 50-Year-Olds: Findings of the CHALICE Cohort Study

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A cohort of 50-year-olds from Canterbury, New Zealand (N = 404), representative of midlife adults, undertook comprehensive health and dietary assessments. Fasting plasma vitamin C concentrations (N = 369) and dietary vitamin C intake (N = 250) were determined. The mean plasma vitamin C concentration was 44.2 µmol/L (95% CI 42.4, 46.0); 62% of the cohort had inadequate plasma vitamin C concentrations (i.e., <50 µmol/L), 13% of the cohort had hypovitaminosis C (i.e., <23 µmol/L), and 2.4% had p...

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2017-08-01

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John F. Pearson / Juliet M. Pullar / Renee Wilson / Janet K. Spittlehouse / Margreet C. M. Vissers / Paula M. L. Skidmore / Jinny Willis / Vicky A. Cameron / Anitra C. Carr

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Nutrients

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http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/8/831

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ascorbate / cognition / HbA1c / insulin / glucose / hypovitaminosis C / Nutrition / Foods and food supply

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