title: Vitamin C: Promises Not Kept.
abstract: Vitamin C has been suggested as beneficial in preventing and curing the common cold, decreasing the incidence of preterm delivery and preeclampsia, decreasing risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, and improving the quality of life by inhibiting blindness and dementia. In this article, we review the hypothesized mechanisms of these purported health benefits and the evidence behind such claims.
authors.affiliation: Board-Certified OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine and Partner, Specialty Obstetrics of San Diego and Perinatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns.
authors.forename: Norman B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Duerbeck
authors.affiliation: Board-Certified OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine and Partner, Specialty Obstetrics of San Diego and Perinatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns.
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.affiliation: Active Obstetrical Nurse, Locum Tenens, San Diego, CA.
authors.forename: Jillinda M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Duerbeck
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001206:Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D003139:Common Cold / Q000517:prevention & control; D003704:Dementia / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D014815:Vitamins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D014815:Vitamins; D001205:Ascorbic Acid