Protection from Smoking

    Last Updated: April 29, 2017

    Smoking a cigarette is associated with some acute adverse changes in blood flow and oxidative biomarkers, and due to these thought to be risk factors for heart health some supplements are being investigated for negating the effects of smoking.

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    Examine Database: Protection from Smoking

    Vitamin C
    D
    No effect
    Benfotiamine
    C
    Small Improvement
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    Examine Database References

    1. Vitamin C - Stamatelopoulos KS, Lekakis JP, Papamichael CM, Papaioannou TG, Cimboneriou A, Stamatelopoulos SFOral administration of ascorbic acid attenuates endothelial dysfunction after short-term cigarette smokingInt J Vitam Nutr Res.(2003 Nov)
    2. Vitamin C - Fuller CJ, May MA, Martin KJThe effect of vitamin E and vitamin C supplementation on LDL oxidizability and neutrophil respiratory burst in young smokersJ Am Coll Nutr.(2000 Jun)
    3. Vitamin C - Van Hoydonck PG, Schouten EG, Manuel-Y-Keenoy B, van Campenhout A, Hoppenbrouwers KP, Temme EHDoes vitamin C supplementation influence the levels of circulating oxidized LDL, sICAM-1, sVCAM-1 and vWF-antigen in healthy male smokersEur J Clin Nutr.(2004 Dec)
    4. Benfotiamine - Stirban A, Nandrean S, Kirana S, Götting C, Veresiu IA, Tschoepe DBenfotiamine counteracts smoking-induced vascular dysfunction in healthy smokersInt J Vasc Med.(2012)