Vitamin C improves state of mind

A New study has revealed that Vitamin C could improve the state of mind of A&E patients.

The Canadian researchers randomly assigned acute hospital patients with either Vitamin D or Vitamin C tablets for a period of 7-10 days. It was observed that that those who were administered with vitamin C showed a fast and significant improvement in their state of mood, this didn’t happen with the Vitamin D patients.

The double-blind clinical trial took place at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Canada and the results were published in the journal Nutrition.

Dr. John Hoffer, M.D., PhD, the lead in the study, said Vitamin C levels are often too low in acute care patients. "Earlier studies both in our hospital and in other centres demonstrated the majority of acutely hospitalized patients have subnormal levels of Vitamins C and D in their blood," Hoffer said. "About one in five acute-care patients in our hospital have vitamin C levels so low as to be compatible with scurvy. Subclinical deficiencies of vitamin C and D have each been linked to psychological abnormalities."

Hoffer said it is something doctors need to be aware of and that not solving the problem leaves patients with a vitamin deficiency and makes regaining health more difficult. "Patients are rarely given vitamin supplements," he said. "Most physicians are simply unaware of the problem."

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