They also consumed more calcium, iron, folate, fiber, and vitamins C, E, B6, and B12.
Antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E can "mop up" these free radicals, preventing their damaging effects.
One proven risk reducer is a blend of high doses of vitamins C and E, beta carotene and zinc.
One group was fed a high cholesterol diet alone, and another the same diet together with vitamins C and E.
However, exercise had a much greater effect on animals that were also given the supplement amino acid L-argenine, and antioxidant vitamins C and E.
In a 2003 study, Kelly and her collaborators found that men and women with diets high in vitamins C and E had greater lung capacity and produced less phlegm, respectively.
Dr Pearson said that if Vitamins C and E were shown to be effective in helping asthma sufferers, they might also act to slow deterioration of lung function in other people.
In the largest and longest study of its kind, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, found that vitamins C and E do nothing to protect against heart disease in men.
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Then, in November 2008, another study of nearly 15, 000 participants indicated that taking vitamins C or E had no impact on the incidence of heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure or angina.
He said there were several studies supporting the idea that diets high in Vitamins C and E may be good for preventing asthma, and it might be that apples contained other antioxidants that produced the same effect.
Many eye-vitamin formulations currently on the market are based on research conducted by the National Institutes of Health in a project called Age-Related Eye Disease Study, or AREDS. The first phase of the clinical trial, completed in 2001, found that a specific combination of vitamins C and E, along with beta-carotene and zinc, reduced the risk of age-related macular degeneration by as much as 25%.
Antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E offer protection against them.
Experts believe vitamins A, C, and E -- the so-called ACE antioxidants -- combat oxidative stress in the lungs that can lead to COPD.
To come up with his index, Drewnowski ranked foods based on their concentrations of nine essential nutrients (protein, fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamins A, C, E).
This herb is packed with antioxidants -- vitamins A, C, and K -- as well as iron, potassium and calcium and can help improve digestion.
Rich in vitamins B and C and with 10 times the iron that's found in cow's milk, it wants camel milk to be as popular in western countries as it is in north Africa and the Middle East.
PepsiCo Inc. is rolling out a new drink called Kickstart this month that has Mountain Dew flavor but is made with 5 percent juice and Vitamins B and C, along with an extra jolt of caffeine.
The Maya nut has high levels of nutrients including protein, calcium, fiber, iron and vitamins A, E, C and B.
Patrons can order a shot of vitamins A, B, C, D and E or a mixture of roots, herbs, fruits and mushrooms blended in blasts called "energy, " "immunity" and "skin, hair and nails" to add to their water.
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