Vitamin C Associated With Lower BMI & Body Fat Levels
Published on: September 14th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
Filed under: Vitamins & Minerals, Weight Loss Helpers
A shortage of vitamin C is associated with high body fat levels due to a reduction in the bodies ability to burn stored fat for energy according to the findings of several recent studies.
One such study, published in the Journal of Nutrition in July 2007, looked at the levels of Vitamin C in the blood of a group of 118 middle aged individuals. The researchers found that the heavier individuals tended to have lower levels of vitamin C in the blood. The average vitamin C level of the participants with a BMI lower than 25 was 54.4umol/L compared to just 37.2umol/L for individuals with a BMI greater than 35.
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