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DRI DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES FOR Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
TABLE 5-2 Vitamin C Intake and Biomarkers of Gastric and Bladder Cancer
Reference
Subjects
Vitamin C Dose (mg/d)
Leaf et al., 1987
7 men
2–1,000
Young et al., 1990
18 healthy men
1,500
Dyke et al., 1994a
43 patients with gastritis
1,000
Dyke et al., 1994b
48 patients with gastritis
1,000
Drake et al., 1996
82 patients with dyspepsia
None
Mannick et al., 1996
84 patients with Helicobacter pylori infection
2,000
Satarug et al., 1996
31 healthy men, 80 men with liver fluke infection
300 with 300 mg/d proline
a DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid.
b ROS = Reactive Oxygen Species.
c RNS = Reactive Nitrogen Species.
TABLE 5-3 Vitamin C and Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Humans
