title: The effects of short-term vitamin C on plasma bun, uric acid, cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
abstract: The effects of daily 0.5 g vitamin C on plasma urea nitrogen, uric acid, cholesterol and triglyceride levels were recorded over a period of one month. There was a significant reduction in plasma cholesterol level (P less than 0.05). There was no significant effect of vitamin C on plasma urea nitrogen, uric acid and triglyceride levels (P greater than 0.05). It was a placebo-controlled trial. The research and control groups were formed of 105 and 47 volunteer university students, respectively. In these groups the mean ages were 20 +/- 0.33 (mean +/- S.E.M.) and 20 +/- 0.49 years, respectively. Mean body mass indices were 22.2 +/- 0.13 and 22.3 +/- 0.19 kg/m2, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D014527:Uric Acid; D002784:Cholesterol; D001205:Ascorbic Acid