What Happens When You Consistently Take Vitamin C? Improves Study and Work Energy

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] A study has revealed that consistently drinking vitamin C beverages significantly improves academic and work-related vitality.

On the 3rd, according to related industries, Professor Dongmi Shin of the Department of Food and Nutrition at Seoul National University recently disclosed these findings through a paper titled "Effects of Vitamin C on Mental Vitality and Concentration: A Human Application Trial." This paper was presented in the vitamin C session during the International Symposium and Academic Conference of the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology.

Professor Shin's study was conducted with 50 participants using a random assignment method. The participants were divided into two groups: one consuming 500 mg of vitamin C and the other a placebo control group. Each group took their respective vitamin C or placebo twice daily for four weeks. Afterwards, correlations between serum vitamin C concentration and vitality (stimulation and attention), mood states (stress, depression, etc.) were analyzed.

The experimental results showed that the vitamin C intake group exhibited a significant improvement particularly in work vitality (attention and absorption in work). When the "color-word interference test" was administered to both groups, the vitamin C group’s work vitality score increased from 68.7 points before the experiment to 74.4 points after, showing an improvement of about 5.7 points (p value<0.05). In contrast, the control group did not show a significant improvement after intake.

Regarding the study results, Professor Shin stated, "This confirms the possibility that consuming vitamin C beverages can significantly improve mental vitality and cognitive ability," adding, "It is even more meaningful as consistent results were derived compared to previous similar studies." The study was supported by Kwangdong Pharmaceutical, using the vitamin C beverage Vita500 and a similarly flavored beverage with vitamin C removed.

Professor Shin also conducted a similar study in 2020. At that time, it was revealed that since the brain and adrenal glands, which govern cognitive functions, consume a large amount of vitamin C among human organs, there is a correlation between vitamin C intake and mental vitality. The current study results were also published in the SCI-level journal European Journal of Nutrition.

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