Vitamin C combats hypertension
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:17 am
http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=115932
Now researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine report that daily supplementation with vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can significantly reduce blood ressure in people suffering from hypertension. Their randomized, placebo-controlled study involved 39 patients (average age of 49 years) 29 of whom were taking antihypertensive medication.