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Vitamin C
Selected research topic
Nutrient status
Confirmed comparison evidence for this topic is limited. The findings below retain their study conditions.
Some publications still need interpretation checks and are kept separate from the findings below.
Some findings concern patients or people with a deficiency.
- Publications for this topic
- 10
- Human comparison publications
- 0
- Publications needing review
- 8
Findings in the studies
hemoglobin level
Other human research, including observational studies and reviews
- A change was reported, but the comparison could not be confirmed.Patient group · Separable contribution
Measurement and study conditions
- Study type
- Randomized controlled trial: subjects were randomly assigned to groups for comparison.
- Study population
- Human participants · Patient group
- Ingredients tested
- Separable contribution
- Measurement time
- Not confirmed.
higher mean vitamin C concentrations
Research with unclear study subject or type
- Results for this measurement were mixed; no consistent conclusion can be drawn.varied studies
Measurement and study conditions
- Study type
- Systematic review
- Study population
- Study subject not identified
- Ingredients tested
- Unknown intervention
- How results were compared
- Results were compared between groups. · Study comparison: observational vitamin C status comparison; impaired-group MMSE correlation absent
- Additional measurement information
- Biomarker
- Measurement time
- varied studies
This result is held for interpretation. That does not mean research found no effect.
Outcome groups needing additional review (7)
- ferritin · Distinct papers needing additional review: 1Direction unclear: 1
- Hb · Distinct papers needing additional review: 1Evidence criteria check: 1
- hemoglobin · Distinct papers needing additional review: 1Evidence criteria check: 1
- plasma concentrations · Distinct papers needing additional review: 1Evidence criteria check: 1
- plasma vitamin C · Distinct papers needing additional review: 1Direction unclear: 1
- serum vitamin C levels · Distinct papers needing additional review: 1Direction unclear: 1
- TSAT · Distinct papers needing additional review: 1Evidence criteria check: 1
One paper can appear under multiple measured outcomes or review reasons, so these counts should not be added together.
Representative outcome and study details
Human studies reported a change with no confirmed comparison group in hemoglobin level.
Human studies · Includes patient groups · comparator not confirmed
1 publications linked to this result
- Route, form, dose, or population details are incomplete, so the findings cannot be confirmed as directly comparable.
Data coverage and detailed study classifications
Paper counts are separated by research topic below. One paper may contribute to multiple findings.
Analysis status: Public-ready
Ingredient analysis date:
How the grade was determined: C
The 50.0 evidence score includes 1 independent human studies and 1 clinical studies in the representative benefit area. The C tier remains conservative because of limited repetition across independent human clinical studies, too few clinical findings with an explicit effect direction.
The grade is based mainly on the research area with the most evidence. It does not mean the same result was found in other areas.
Papers linked to this ingredient overall: 106
Papers linked to this topic 10 · distinct papers 10 · comparison findings need further review · papers needing additional review 8
A publication may appear in more than one count. These numbers should not be added. Ingredient-wide papers, topic-linked papers, and sources in outcome groups use different scopes. Adding source counts may count the same paper more than once.
- ferritin: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- Hb: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- hemoglobin: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- hemoglobin level: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- higher mean vitamin C concentrations: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- plasma concentrations: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- plasma vitamin C: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- serum vitamin C levels: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
- TSAT: Sources represented in this measurement group: 1 · Distinct papers with human comparisons for this outcome: 0
What the research found
higher mean vitamin C concentrations
Results for this measurement were mixed; no consistent conclusion can be drawn.
Review · Unknown intervention · Unspecified population
Between-group comparison
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
hemoglobin level
A change was reported, but the comparison could not be confirmed.
Controlled study in people · Separable contribution · Patient group
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
ferritin
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Meta-analysis · Single ingredient · Patient group
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
Hb
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Meta-analysis · Single ingredient · Patient group
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
hemoglobin
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Meta-analysis · Ingredient combination · Patient group
Several ingredients were used together. This does not establish the effect of this ingredient alone or synergy.
Between-group comparison
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
plasma concentrations
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Review · Unknown intervention · General population
Between-group comparison
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
plasma vitamin C
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Meta-analysis · Unknown intervention · General population
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
serum vitamin C levels
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Meta-analysis · Unknown intervention · Patient group
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
TSAT
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Meta-analysis · Single ingredient · Patient group
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
Unspecified measured outcome
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Animal study · indirect · Single ingredient · Unspecified population
This finding comes from animal or cell research. It does not establish the same effect in people.
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
Unspecified measured outcome
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Meta-analysis · Unknown intervention · Patient group
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
Unspecified measured outcome
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Other evidence · Unknown intervention · Patient group
Between-group comparison
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
Unspecified measured outcome
The study needs further checking before its result can be interpreted.
Review · Unknown intervention · Unspecified population
The comparison could not be confirmed.
Analysis coverage and paper counts
1 paper · 1 measured outcome
1 papers held from direction counts
Review overlap with primary papers is unknown; counts stay separate.
Direction counts are distinct papers within each row. Outcome contributions count endpoint results, so one paper may contribute more than once.
How to read research findings
How should I read research findings?
Research guidesNo clear difference and an uninterpretable result are different
A reported null comparison contains a result. An abstract without an interpretable comparison leaves a question unresolved.
Paper counts and study counts are different
Count original research separately from research that reanalyzes it. Publication volume is neither replication nor a quality rating.
Side effects and combination findings
Findings from this ingredient alone are shown separately from those involving another supplement or medication.
No combination cautions are available to show in the current data. This does not guarantee safety.
Review 1 combination findings and 0 findings that outperformed an ingredient alone.
Reported improvements with combinations
Combination findings are grouped by how the study compared them. This is not a recommendation to combine ingredients.
Combinations with reported improvement
The combination showed improvement, but each ingredient's contribution is unclear.
비타민 EIn a triple-blind RCT of 60 women with endometriosis, daily supplementation with 1000 mg Vitamin C and 800 IU Vitamin E for 8 weeks significantly reduced pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia (p < 0.001) compared to placebo.