Vitamin C: 500 mg. April 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition confirms that taking Vitamin C helps reduce levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of chronic inflammation. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, say that participants who took about 500 mg of vitamin C supplements per day saw a 24% drop in CRP levels after two months. The researchers tested 160 healthy adults who either smoked or were exposed to second-hand smoke. The double-blind, placebo-controlled study measured blood samples before and after the trial. Levels of CRP decreased by 24% among the group taking vitamin C.
Vitamin E: 400 – 600 I.U.(natural only). Health writer Jack Challem in the Canadian Alive magazine, August 2004, states that several clinical studies found that natural Vitamin E can lower CRP levels by 30% to 50% and IL-6 levels by 50%.
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