Is A Lack of Vitamin C Causing Heart Attacks?
By Dr. W. Gifford Jones January 25, 1996 Are you headed for a heart attack because you’re suffering from “marginal scurvy” due to lack of vitamin C? Possibly the theory linking cholesterol to coronary attack might be wrong? And why did the ship’s cat survive long sea voyages in the 16 century when sailors died from scurvy? Now, we know that sailors used to perish from this disease due to lack of vitamin C. A shortage of fresh fruit on board resulted in degeneration of blood vessels, haemorrhage and death. Today, in North America scurvy is considered past history. But a report in Mature Medicine Canada claims many North Americans remain deficient in vitamin C. Dr. Carol S. Johnston is Associate Professor of Food and Nutrition Laboratories at Arizona State University. She reports that nearly 7 percent of Canadians and 13 percent of Americans tested were found to be deficient in vitamin C. And that 15 percent of college students were suffering from marginal scurvy. But how could this happ
