Vitamin C: How To Use It For Your Benefit

Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid. Vitamin C is our most common antioxidant.

Deficiency of vitamin C is luckily not common.

Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin. It means that it dissolves in water and is not stored well in the body’s tissues. So we must obtain it daily through food or supplements.

Why Do We Need Vitamin C?

Your body requires vitamin C for normal physiological functions ◳.

Vitamin C plays a vital role in bone formation, wound healing, and the maintenance of healthy gums.

Vitamin C also plays a vital role in several metabolic functions ◳.

Sources Of Vitamin C

Animal sources are lacking in vitamin C.

Vitamin C is mostly found in

• Citrus fruits
• Green and Red peppers
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• Turnip
• Indian gooseberry
• and other leafy vegetables

You can find a lot of other foods and their vitamin C content in our nutrition tool.

Plenty Of Vitamin C Supplements Available

There are a lot of Vitamin C supplements available to choose from.

The trick is to know which one to buy.

We've written a whole article about what Vitamin C supplements we think is of the highest quality. The article is named Recommended Vitamin C Supplements

Our Articles About Vitamin C

What Is Vitamin C

You can find more information about vitamin C and the research behind it, in our article What Is Vitamin C & What Foods Can I Find It In?

Benefits Of Vitamin C

Vitamin C has many benefits. You can see what they are and if they might be able to help you in any way in our article Vitamin C: 13 Research-Backed Benefits

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