BookWang Jae Lee.
Summary: This book presents the scientific evidence for the role of vitamin C in health and disease and offers new guidance on vitamin C intake in humans. The importance of vitamin C in preventing cancer and cardiovascular disease, its relevance to aging and stress, and its impacts on each of the human body systems are thoroughly assessed on the basis of the authors extensive research and his deep understanding, as an anatomy professor, of the body as a whole. Findings published in the international scientific literature are fully taken into account, and due consideration is also given to empirical evidence, bearing in mind that mechanisms of action cannot always be precisely defined in the absence of human experiments. Beyond providing an up-to-date scientific perspective on the effects of vitamin C, the author hopes to promote human health worldwide by encouraging proper use of the vitamin. To this end, recommendations are made on the amount of vitamin C that should be taken daily and on the best way to take it. The book will be of interest to researchers, clinicians, and all others who wish to learn more about this vitamin and its significance.
Contents:
Intro; Preface; Contents;
Chapter 1: Introduction; History of Vitamin C Discovery; What Is Vitamin C?; Brief Explanation of the Biochemical Properties of Vitamin C; Copenhagen Report; Other Biological Activities of Vitamin C Besides Its Roles as an Antioxidant; Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transporters (SVCTs); Pharmacokinetics of Vitamin C; Scientific Background on the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin C; How to Take Vitamin C; Adverse Effects of Vitamin C; References;
Chapter 2: Cardiovascular System; Cardiovascular System; Heart; Arteries and Veins; Blood Pressure Atherosclerotic Vascular DiseasesPathogenesis of Atherosclerotic Disease; Vitamin C and Nitric Oxide (NO); French Paradox; Scientific Background on the Potential Beneficial Effects of Vitamin C on the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases; Review of Epidemiological Studies on Relationship Between Vitamin C and Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases; Relation Between the Plasma Vitamin C Level and Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases; Relation Between Oral Intake of Vitamin C and Atherosclerotic Diseases Hints from Worldwide Longevity VillagesReferences;
Chapter 8: Stress; Body Responses to Stress; Role of Vitamin C in the Production of the Stress Hormones; Stress and Health; Utilization of Stress; Vitamin C and Disease and Death; References;
Chapter 9: Digestive System; Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract; Associated Digestive Glands; Nitrosamine, a Possible Carcinogen, H. pylori, and Vitamin C; SVCT1 and Small Intestine; The Colon and Vitamin C; Vitamin C and Acute Pancreatitis; References;
Chapter 10: Liver; Blood Supply System to the Liver; Liver and Immune System; Vitamin C and Liver Diseases Role of Vitamin C in the Protection of Blood Vessels from Damage by Exercise for Health PromotionReferences;
Chapter 3: Cancer; Causes of Cancer Formation; Treatment Modalities for Cancer; Review of the Anticancer Effects of Vitamin C; Mechanisms Involved in Tumor Cell Killing by Vitamin C; Suggestions; References;
Chapter 4: Immune System; Non-specific Immune System; Specific Immune System; Link Between the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems; Vitamin C and B Lymphocytes; Vitamin C and T Lymphocytes; Vitamin C and NK Cells; Vitamin C and Other Immune Cells Involved in Innate Immunity