Serum vitamin C and the prevalence of vitamin C deficiency in the United States: 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

BACKGROUND: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may be the most important water-soluble antioxidant in human plasma. In the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988-1994), [almost equal to]13% of the US population was vitamin C deficient (serum concentrations

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Published in:The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009-11, Vol.90 (5), p.1252-1263
Main Authors: Schleicher, Rosemary L, Carroll, Margaret D, Ford, Earl S, Lacher, David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
antioxidants
ascorbic acid
Ascorbic Acid - blood
Ascorbic Acid Deficiency - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
blood serum
Body Mass Index
Child
children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Dietary Supplements
elderly
Ethnicity - statistics & numerical data
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender differences
health status
human nutrition
Humans
Interviews as Topic
low income households
Male
malnutrition
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
nationalities and ethnic groups
nutrient intake
Nutrition
Nutrition Surveys
nutritional adequacy
nutritional status
Polls & surveys
Poverty - statistics & numerical data
Probability
risk factors
risk groups
smoking (habit)
Smoking - adverse effects
Socioeconomic Factors
socioeconomic status
United States - epidemiology
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Vitamin C
vitamin deficiencies
Vitamin deficiency
Young Adult
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may be the most important water-soluble antioxidant in human plasma. In the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988-1994), [almost equal to]13% of the US population was vitamin C deficient (serum concentrations
ISSN:0002-9165
1938-3207
DOI:10.3945/ajcn.2008.27016