Scientists find new link between vitamin C and obesity

https://knowridge.com/ ^ | July 20, 2024 | Knowridge

[Jonty30]

A study involving the University of Otago, Christchurch, has uncovered a significant connection between low vitamin C levels and increased body weight, raising concerns amid the global rise in obesity.

Published in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, the research indicates that heavier individuals need a higher intake of vitamin C to stay healthy, a need not currently met by existing guidelines.

Lead researcher Professor Anitra Carr, who directs the Nutrition in Medicine Research Group at Otago’s Christchurch campus, highlights the insufficiency of current vitamin C recommendations.

“Our data suggests current vitamin C recommended daily allowances internationally are severely underestimated,” says Professor Carr. She points out that these guidelines are based on a healthy 70-kilogram male, with only a 10% allowance for deviation, supposedly covering 97.5% of the population.

However, with rising global body weights, a substantial portion of people are no longer adequately covered by these recommendations.

[Jonty30]

Frozen fruits are better for you than fresh, because frozen is picked when fully ripe and nutritioned.

[SkyDancer]

And frozen at the orchard. This too is why frozen veggies are fresher. They’re frozen at the farm whereas fresh from the farm takes a trip to a processing plant and may wind up at the grocery store three or four days later.

[rottndog]

So now we’re on again for Vitamin C supplements?

[Tennessee Nana]

The University of Otago is not in the city of Christchurch

Its in Dunedin

[ckilmer]

I find that I need to take 4-5 grams of vitamin c after a heavy meal at night before bed. If I don’t take that much, I’ll wake up in the morning with a sugar hangover.