Vitamin C - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Educational video describing the affects of Vitamin C and Osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a decrease in bone mass which can lead to an increased risk of fracture. Vitamin C actively protects against osteoporosis and has shown to prevent bone loss in animal models. Foods such as oranges, tangerines pineapple, cantaloupe, broccoli, and cauliflower contain high amount of vitamin C.
The treatment of osteoporosis is going beyond giving calcium and vitamin D. high vitamin C intake is associated with lower 4-year bone loss in elderly men.
How does vitamin C work? Vitamin C mineralizes bone and stimulates bone forming cells to grow, while preventing too much degradation of bone by inhibiting bone absorbing cells. Vitamin C is also used for prevention of the common cold in marathon runners. Vitamin C is vital to collagen synthesis and lessens oxidative stress. It helps cross-linking of collagen. The collagen is the glue that is present in ligaments, tendons and bones.
Can vitamin C prevent complex regional pain syndromes in patients with wrist fractures? About 10% of wrist fracture patients will develop a chronic pain syndrome called reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Taking vitamin C reduces this risk substantially. Taking 500 mg of vitamin C per day for 50 days following a wrist fracture is effective fro preventing RSD. This double blind study shows that vitamin C was associated with a lower risk of RSD after wrist fractures. (Effect of vitamin C on frequency of reflex sympathetic dystrophy in wrist fractures: a randomized trial.
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