Vitamin C

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is water-soluble, discovered in 1932. Water-soluble means it is dissolved in water, and the human body cannot store it. For this reason, daily intake of vitamin C is essential for the body.

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is water-soluble, discovered in 1932. Water-soluble means it is dissolved in water, and the human body cannot store it. For this reason, daily intake of vitamin C is essential for the body.

Sources of vitamin C are tomatoes, strawberries, white potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels fruit, bell peppers, orange, lemon, kiwi, and grapefruits.

Talking about dosages of vitamin C supplements, its daily recommended dose for 19 years old adults and older people is 90 mg for men and 75 mg daily for women. Smoking causes depletion of vitamin C in the body, so an additional dose of 35 mg is required for smokers. In pregnant women and lactation, the recommended dose is 85 mg or 120 mg depending upon the condition of the body. The upper level of Vitamin C is 2000 mg daily, beyond this it will promote GIT distress.

Importance

It serves many functions in the human body starting from wound healing and controlling the infection to helping in the regulation of certain chemical messengers and hormones in the body. It is needed to make collagen. It has antioxidant properties. Vitamin C plays an important role in the nervous system, bone, cartilage, immune system and blood.