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Vitamin C could help block cancer-linked chemicals in your stomach, study finds
Vitamin C may do more than support everyday health. New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that it could also help prevent potentially cancer-causing chemicals from forming during digestion.
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Vitamin C may do more than support everyday health. New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that it could also help prevent potentially cancer-causing chemicals from forming during digestion. Using mathematical modeling, scientists investigated how vitamin C influences chemical reactions in the digestive system that have been linked to cancer risk. Exposure to nitrates and nitrites has increased in North American diets over the past several decades.
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