Vitamin C is considered as one of the most important element to keep away diseases. It improves ones eyesight and it also controls the growth of cancer cells. It also boosts the emotional state of shortly hospitalized patients. Vitamin C is also called as ascorbic acid. It’s water soluble and found in almost all fresh fruits and green vegetables. Vitamin C deficiency can cause a disease called scurvy. Vitamin C can protect our body from radicals, which is found to cause heart disease and cancer. This vitamin is responsible for the production of collagen, which is present in muscles and it is responsible for holding the cells together. Vitamin C strengthens our immune system. People who are vitamin C deficient may suffer from disease like swollen gums, wounds that don’t heal, easy bruising and bleeding gums.

But consuming too much of vitamin C rich food may sometimes be harmful because vitamin C is soluble in water and therefore excess amount is excreted along with urine and it may cause development of kidney stones and diarrhoea( since it is an acid). An ordinary person should consume 60 mg of vitamin C each day (that is they should drink ¾ cup of orange juice).For smokers the quantity is little high. They should take 100mg of vitamin C each day. Vitamin C when combined with iron makes it more absorbable thus increase it’s intake. Vitamin C also performs immunity functions like protection against bacteria, viruses and infection. It can also function as an active antihistamine that will lessen the effects of cold, stuffy nose, inflammation and aches. Vitamin C also strengthens our bones and teeth. Vitamin C can also help in lowering the lead content in blood. This is important especially for children living in urban area because increased concentration of lead level in blood may cause behavioural and developmental problems. It can also lead to learning disabilities and lowered IQ. Vitamin C also helps in proper dilation of blood.

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