Vitamin C: relationships with adiposity

Plasma vitamin C concentrations are inversely related to fatness and to waist circumference in healthy adults [Journal of Nutrition 2007, In Press]: that is, the more vitamin C in plasma, the less body fat. This relationship may be partially explained by vitamin C’s role as a cofactor for carnitine synthesis (a molecule needed to oxidize body fat) [Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 ;3:35] .