Exploiting the antioxidant potential of a common vitamin: Could vitamin C prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis?

Abstract

Aim:  Oxidative stress is thought to play a central role in the pathophysiology of various conditions affecting women's health, including cancer, preeclampsia and osteoporosis. On the back of animal experimentation, we sought to establish whether the oral administration of vitamin C at high doses to postmenopausal women would achieve the plasma antioxidant activity that could prevent osteoporosis.