Just In: Vitamin C Linked to Muscle Retention

Eating vitamin C-rich foods—citrus, berries, vegetables—could help
older people prevent age-related muscle loss, according to researchers in the U.K. People over 50 years old lose up to one percent of their skeletal muscle mass each year, which can lead to sarcopenia, frailty, and physical disability. Analyzing data of vitamin C intakes from food diaries of more than 13,000 people between 42 and 82 years, as well as vitamin C in their blood, researchers found that those with the highest amounts of vitamin C in their diet or blood had the greatest skeletal muscle mass, compared to those with the lowest amounts. Over half of those studied were not consuming recommended amounts of vitamin C.

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