Conversely, the researchers did not find any correlation between unstable coronary syndrome and the extent of the deposits inside the coronary arteries. Vitamin C does not seem to reduce the buildup of deposits, Vita and his colleagues conclude. Vita explained that the study findings do not prove that taking vitamin C or other antioxidants would have protected patients from developing unstable angina or having a heart attack. We simply don't have any proof that it's beneficial. But our study would help answer the question of why antioxidants work, if they turn out to work.
Practical medicine is still in the dark ages when it comes to nutrition.
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