Assertion: vitamin c | /r/CapableOf | help fight heart disease
Facets:
value: as with the other antioxidants
type: OTHER
value: by preventing free radicals
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Vitamin C helps fight heart disease by regulating cholesterol levels in the blood, fights free radicals that cause cataracts and macular degeneration, and helps protect against cancers of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix, rectum, breast, and lung.
text: As with the other antioxidants, vitamin C helps to prevent heart disease by preventing free radicals from damaging artery walls, which could lead to plaque formation.