May lower the risk of heart disease
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death all over the globe. Numerous factors include the risk of heart disease including high triglyceride or LDL levels, low levels of HDL cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Vitamin C might help reducing these risk factors that can consequently reduce your risk at getting heart disease. A study analysis involving more than 2 lac participants reveals that people who take almost 700 mg of vitamin C everyday have 25% lower heart disease risk after 10 years than those who do not take enough vitamin C.
In fact, another study of 15 cases show that the consumption of vitamin C from food sources not from supplements has a link with lower risk of heart disease. However, scientists are not sure whether people who are consuming vitamin C rich foods are also following a healthy lifestyle in comparison to those who are taking a vitamin C supplement. Thus, it is yet unclear whether the differences are due to other aspects of diet or vitamin C consumption only.
Another research comparing the effects of taking minimum 500 mg daily of vitamin C on heart disease such as triglyceride levels and blood cholesterol, the results show that taking vitamin C supplement daily can potentially reduce blood triglycerides by 20.1 mg/dL LDL cholesterol by almost 7.9 mg/Dl. In short, taking at least 500 mg daily of vitamin C might reduce your risk of heart disease. Moreover, if you already consume enough vitamin C rich foods then no further supplements can bring additional heart health.