1C 5 DIETARY ANTIOXIDANTS AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Are vitamins antioxidants?

1. yes.

What is vitamin C important for and what happens if a person is deficient?

1. Vitamin C is important for the formation of connective tissue in the body, such as bones teeth, including the endothelia lining of blood vessels.

2. A lack of vitamin C causes scurvy which can result in bleeding gums, bruising, easily, and painful joints.

How does a vitamin C deficiency affect the risk of CVD’s?

1. Vitamin C helps form the endothelium lining of the blood vessels.

2. If the lining of the arteries damaged atherosclerosis is more likely to develop.

3. So in theory, if your diet is low in vitamin C, your arteries are more likely to be damaged and you are more likely to be affected by CVD’s.

How do antioxidants work in preventing the risk of CVD’s?

1. Antioxidants help reduce the polar molecules presence in the body

What is the difference between the data that show a link between the amount of fruit and vegetables eaten and heart health, and the evidence looking at the effects of antioxidants on heart health?

1. Yeah, evidence of the fruit and vegetable shows a correlation between an activity and an outcome. Stopped the evidence for the effects of antioxidants on heart disease is trying to find a casual mechanism for the correlation observed.

How can we test for vitamin vitamin C in foods?

1. By using DCPIP solution. 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol.

2. CIP solution solution is when it reacts with vitamin C. It turns colorless.

3. Although a very acidic solution, such as lemon juice may turn it pink.