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“C” Through the Smoke! Vitamin C offers protection from effects of secondhand smoke

Researchers have found new evidence that vitamin C can significantly reduce levels of oxidative stress (free-radical damage), which is associated with a variety of chronic diseases, for people exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. The study provides hope for people...

Smokers Lose Important Vitamin; Second-hand exposure also robs folic acid

Jun 12, 2015

Exposure to cigarette smoke may rob people of folate (also known as folic acid), an important vitamin that helps protect against a variety of diseases, including a number of birth defects, a large nationwide study concludes. Both active smokers and those exposed to...

Exposure to second-hand smoke cuts vitamin levels

Jun 11, 2015

Past research has shown that smoking lowers vitamin C levels in smokers themselves. However, scientists wanted to know if children exposed to second-hand smoke would also show lower vitamin C levels. Researchers from the University of Puerto Rico gathered a study...