The cause and correction of low blood vitamin C concentrations in the elderly
1985
Newton, H.M.V. | Schorah, C.J. | Habibzadeh, N. | Morgan, D.B. | Hullin, R.P.
Extract: Chronically sick elderly women had low intakes and low blood concentrations of vitamin C. Small dietary supplements of vitamin C increased the concentration of vitamin C in their plasma and leucocytes to those found in both the active elderly and the young. These findings confirm that low concentrations of vitamin C in the institutionalized and chronically sick elderly are primarily due to poor intake and can be easily corrected by dietary changes. The case for increasing the intake of vitamin C in these patients is dicussed. (author)
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