What is a vitamin?
By definition, vitamins are organic substances necessary for the living organism. However, the body does not use them either as plastic or as energetic material. They serve rather to act on enzyme complexes necessary for the normal structure of tissues or the normal functioning of the body.
One of these necessary vitamins is vitamin C. The best way to get vitamin C is reach a balanced diet that includes foods like green peppers, citrus fruits, strawberries, vegetables, fish, potatoes, broccoli, milk, and tomatoes.
A well-balanced and varied diet contains all vitamins necessary for your health.
Take care if vitamin C is present in your food.
When you look at the labels on your food remember that vitamin C sometimes also called ascorbic acid should be present in some of them.
What is the reason?
Vitamin C is one of vitamin that is not fat-soluble. Therefore, the body does not store it and you should consume it every day. How much vitamin C should have you in your body depends on your age, gender, weight, lifestyle, and whether you are pregnant or not.
Acting as an antioxidant
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that protects the body and can specifically be linked to the reduction signs of aging. If you do not have enough vitamin C in your body, you may develop scurvy. Scurvy is very rare in the United States, but can cause anemia, gum disease, bleeding in the skin and weakness.
Are you worried about the vitamin C quantity you have in your diet?
In that case, you should talk with a doctor. Your doctor if necessary will recommend a supplement of vitamin C daily to help maintain the correct levels in the body.
Remember your body will not store it so it will be not helpful to take huge amounts of vitamin C.
On the contrary, vitamin C is water soluble and excreted by the kidneys when taken in huge doses may favor the onset of kidney stones and difficult the absorption of other vitamins. This situation is rare but you should follow the advice of your physician.
Thanks for reading. I hope you find these lines helpful.
Jose Zozimo
