Vitamin C in Human Health and Disease Effects, Mechanisms of Action,
This book presents the scientific evidence for the role of vitamin C in health and disease and offers new guidance on vitamin C intake in humans. The importance of vitamin C in preventing cancer and cardiovascular disease, its relevance to aging and stres
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Vitamin C in Human Health and Disease Effects, Mechanisms of Action, and New Guidance on Intake
Vitamin C in Human Health and Disease
Wang Jae Lee
Vitamin C in Human Health and Disease Effects, Mechanisms of Action, and New Guidance on Intake
Wang Jae Lee Department of Anatomy Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea
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Preface
More than 30 years have been passed since I first made vitamin C part of my life. I think it was my great good fortune to be introduced to vitamin C as a medical doctor, for I have been able to lead a healthier life by regularly taking large amounts of vitamin C. In addition, I have performed countless experiments on vitamin C using animals, especially gulo(−/−) mice, which, like humans, cannot synthesize this vitamin. These experiments, published in some 40 papers in recognized international journals over the last few decades, have served to identify the effects of vitamin C on each of the human body systems, including the cardiovascular, nervous, gastrointestinal, immune, endocrine, and respiratory systems, and have sometimes even elucidated the detailed mechanisms involved. In most scientific books, chapters are co-authored, but I have chosen to write this book as the sole author because I dare to declare myself a “vitamin C specialist”. Moreover, throughout my career I have lectured on the structure of the human body as an anatomy professor, and I consequently believe that I have a deep understanding of the whole human body. I do not regard this book as pu
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