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Benefits of Vitamin C And It’s Recommended Consumption

Speaking, reading and discussing about Vitamin C will eventually remind us of all the citrus fruits – oranges and lemons. However, did you know that there are other fruits and vegetables that are high with Vitamin C? Plus, they’re not entirely sour or literally acidic like papaya. Most of us and particularly women have heard of what Vitamin C can do for our skin. It has been promoted to be able to brighten and lighten the complexion for a more radiant appearance.

As discussed in the previous post regarding vitamins, Vitamin C is one of the two vitamins that are water-soluble. It gets in and out of our system pretty fast and quite easily. Vitamin C too may act as an antioxidant, which until now it has been quite the focus of extensive researches and studies of nutrition. It protects by helping to maintain certain nutrients in their form by oxidizing itself, allowing the body to absorb the other nutrients, such in the case of iron absorption.

Such as in the case of collagen production and maintenance, vitamin C plays a vital role of keeping this particular protein substance intact and enough to form the base for all connective tissues in the human body. Ever heard of what collagen can do for your skin? It was said that collagen are able to make your skin suppler, healthier and firm and this is all thanks to the ample vitamin c that you consumed. Collagen do not only work to give you a great complexion, it is what heals your wound, reinforcing structures that mends fractures (especially for bones) as well as working as the sustaining material of capillaries that prevent bruises.

Other than that, vitamin C also works in protecting our body from infection by enhancing the immune system response. Ever wonder why some people said that lemon works in weight reduction. Well it’s basically due to its; vitamin C content. It produces thyroxine, a certain hormone that regulates basal metabolic rate and body temperature.

What will happen if we lack of Vitamin C

Lack of Vitamin C can lead to scurvy disease; a legendary disease of the olden times. It was not the sea that could kill the ‘hungry for adventures’ pirates, rather it was the scurvy disease. Living with mostly meat and fish deprived them from getting any vitamin C and after long it even cost their lives. It’s easy to not get scurvy actually. A mere 10 mg of vitamin C is enough to prevent.

Recommended consumption of Vitamin C

However, it is recommended (according to RDA) that you consumed approximately 60mg of vitamin C a day. It’ll be more for smokers which is about 100 mg or more. If you are living among those who smoke, making you a passive smoker, it’s best that you follow the 100mg intake guideline too. However, consumption of extra vitamin C can normalize blood levels but cannot protect against the damage caused by exposure to tobacco smoke.

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