| Vitamin C lowers
stress hormone in rats
High doses of
vitamin C lead to lowered concentrations of corticosterone—a compound
related to the human hormone cortisol—in rats under stress.
References:
O’Keefe, M.P.,
C. Scholz, and P.S. Campbell. 1999. Vitamin C attenuates the
physiological response to stress. Meeting of the American Chemical
Society. August. New Orleans.
Further Readings:
1992. Radical
protection for athletes. Science News 141(June 13):398.
1996. A monkey’s
tale of childhood stress. Science News 149(March 9):155.
Edwards, D.D.
1987. Highs and woes of runners’ hormones. Science News
131(May 23):325.
Pennisi, E.
1993. Memory loss tied to stress . . . Science News 144(Nov.
20):332.
Raloff, J. 1992.
Garden variety tonic for stress. Science News 141(Feb. 8):94.
Wu, C. 1997.
Nutrition guides to cover health, safety. Science News
151(April 19):237.
Sources:
P. Samuel
Campbell
University of Alabama, Huntsville
Department of Biological Sciences
Huntsville, AL 35899
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 10, September 4, 1999, p. 158. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |