U. S. Department of Heal Huma Agency For Healthcare Resea An
The objective of this report was to conduct a search of the published literature on the use of supplement forms of the antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin E, and coenzyme Q10, for the treatment and prevention of cancer and, on the basis of that search, to evaluate the evidence for the efficacy of these antioxidants. A broad search revealed sufficient literature to support a detailed review of the use of two of these antioxidants for cancer. Patients with cancer commonly try a variety of nontraditional treatments that fit the broad category known as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)....
The objective of this report was to conduct a search of the published literature on the use of supplement forms of the antioxidants, vitamin C, vitami...
Agency For Healthcare Resea An U. S. Department of Heal Huma
Vitamin D was classified as a vitamin in the early 20th century and in the second half of the 20th century as a prohormone ("conditional" vitamin). There are two forms of vitamin D: vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which is produced from the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol in the epidermis and dermis in humans, and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) which is produced in mushrooms and yeast. The major source of vitamin D for humans is exposure to sunlight. The efficiency of the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to vitamin D3 is dependent on time of day, season of the year, latitude, skin color, and...
Vitamin D was classified as a vitamin in the early 20th century and in the second half of the 20th century as a prohormone ("conditional" vitamin). Th...
Agency For Healthcare Resea An U. S. Department of Heal Huma
Vitamin D was classified as a vitamin in the early 20th century and in the second half of the 20th century as a prohormone ("conditional" vitamin). There are two forms of vitamin D: vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which is produced from the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol in the epidermis and dermis in humans, and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) which is produced in mushrooms and yeast. The major source of vitamin D for humans is exposure to sunlight. The efficiency of the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to vitamin D3 is dependent on time of day, season of the year, latitude, skin color, and...
Vitamin D was classified as a vitamin in the early 20th century and in the second half of the 20th century as a prohormone ("conditional" vitamin). Th...