Date:   9/29/2011 4:21:27 PM ( 13 y ago)
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URL:   https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1863564

No news in that, but I think this study is interesting, because most people are impressed by studies--so if you need to explain to someone why standard supplements (even the so-called "good" ones) don't in any way equate to "Natural Healing", this might help your case. :-).

This is an excerpt. For the whole page, on the nutrients in oranges, see
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=37

--edit: I should insert Uny's link to that master data page, that includes every element. This site is not so exhaustive--but is a good one, anyway.

A Glass of Orange Juice More Protective than Vitamin C Alone



…“Consuming vitamin C supplements does not provide the same protective benefits as drinking a glass of orange juice, shows research by Italian researchers in the Division of Human Nutrition at the University of Milan, Italy (Guarnieri S, Riso P, et al., British Journal of Nutrition).


Seven healthy test subjects were given each of three drinks, two weeks apart: blood-orange juice containing 150 milligrams of vitamin C, fortified water containing 150 milligrams of vitamin C, and a sugar and water solution containing no vitamin C. Blood samples were collected immediately before the drink was consumed, then every hour for 8 hours, and finally 24 hours after consumption of each drink.

Blood samples were exposed to hydrogen peroxide, and free radical damage to DNA was evaluated at 3 and 24 hours. Only when orange juice was consumed was any protective effect seen. After drinking orange juice, DNA damage was 18% less after 3 hours, and 16% less after 24 hours. No protection against DNA damage was seen after consumption of the vitamin C fortified drink or the sugar drink.


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While another study, which looked at much larger quantities of vitamin C, did show a protective effect from the vitamin alone, this research indicates that not only is the protection afforded by fruit more complex, but smaller amounts of nutrients like vitamin C are all that are needed for benefit”…

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yes!!! Just what I was expressing in a thread down the page--(PS. sorry to have highjcked that thread, in my enthusiasm). Thought it best to start this new thread.

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