Health Benefits of Vitamin C
June 25, 2009
Vitamin C or L- ascorbic acid is a nutrient of essential category for almost all animals; however probably humans are the only exception where vitamin C is not synthesized internally. Deficiency of vitamin C initiates different kinds of problems like scurvy, and makes immunity system poorly weak. It is widely used as a food additive and required for a wide array of metabolic reactions in humans, plants, as well as with almost all animals.
The normal source of vitamin C is fresh fruits and fresh vegetables; Indian gooseberry, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, blueberries, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, citrus fruits like orange, green peppers, guava, dark leafy greens, mango, kale, pineapples, potatoes, raspberries, red peppers, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelon, winter squash, watercress contain abundant amount of natural vitamin C.
Vitamin C provides natural protection against deficiencies of immunity system, parental health problem, cardiovascular disease, ophthalmic disease, and problem of formation of wrinkle on skin.
The individuals who are adversely affected by stress, consumption of vitamin C helps to improve the situations providing adequate input of health systems in these people; vitamin C is said to have protective influence on cancer, and cardiovascular disease risk coverage of body. Adequate and regular consumption of vitamin C helps in reducing of stress. Vitamin C is considered responsible in lowering the risk of stroke.
Consumption of vitamin C is especially beneficial in creating natural resistance against cold attack; vitamin C is natural antidote for lung infection and development pneumonia in relation to cold infection.
Vitamin C works as a natural antioxidant, it protects against muscular degeneration and decreases inflammation of swelling joints. It increases the resistance of body against free radicals thus works as anti-carcinogenic agent.
Regular consumption of vitamin C maintains gum and dental health, improves iron absorption of body, resists scurvy, protects from cataract formation in eye, and is proved especially beneficial in treatment of allergy, asthma, arthritis, and infertility by improvement of natural immunity system of body.
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