Vitamin C, a water-soluble vitamin, is located in many tissues, including blood vessels, and may be protective against the oxidation of LDL, since low vitamin C levels in the aorta have been found in people with cardiovascular disease. Together, beta carotene and vitamin C may offer synergistic protection against cardiovascular disease. In addition, both of these antioxidants complement the actions of vitamin E in preventing oxidation of LDL and other bio molecules. Beta-carotene is a fat-soluble antioxidant while vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant, and together they provide antioxidant protection to both the lipid and the aqueous portions of our body’s cellular matrix.
How do you maintain healthy vitamin C levels?
I am taking Dr. Perricone’s Vitamin c. And I feel really good!
Hi,
You said, “In addition, both of these antioxidants complement the actions of vitamin E in preventing oxidation of LDL and other biomolecules.”
Is this to say that vitamin c alone synergistically complements vitamin E, as well as the fact that beta-carotene complements vitamin E, or is neither true unless the C and beta-carotene are paired?
Thanks so much!
Hi Tace- they are all complimentary antioxidants.