Vitamin C is a Daily Essential
February 20, 2009
Ever wondered why lemon is served with salads? Well, for the simple reason to squeeze the juicy content all over the freshly cut cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, radish, etc which are served as salads. The juice helps in keeping the salad look fresh and does not get the vegetable and fruit turn brownish quickly.
In order words, it works as an antioxidant and prevents oxidation of freshly cut fruits and vegetables.
Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid has long been studied for their extraordinary antioxidant properties. The vitamin C, along with Vitamin E does work of a synergistic antioxidant team. It also works well in combination with Vitamin A.
Now, there is a whole list of diseases related to oxidation. These commonly include diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, various forms of cancer like breast, prostate and skin, Alzheimer`s and endless list of beauty problems. It is due to this very reason that market is exploded with beauty products carrying Vitamin C and E.
Even the multi-mineral vitamin supplements carry best possible e amounts of Vitamin C for it’s very property of boosting the immune system. But researches have proven that regular consumption and supplementation of vitamin C has been effective in preventing in these diseases. The early you start the better.
Moreover, the biological ageing which used to start much later now initiates at the age of 23. So it should be a wake-up call. The regular consumption could safe guard you from developing scurvy which is the deficient disease of vitamin C. It also helps in treatment and prevention of some forms of anemia.
A part of our bone structure is made up of connective tissue. Vitamin C is responsible for production of collagen which constitutes connective tissue and cartilage. Those who smoke require more vitamin C than others. Men need more vitamin C as compared to women. These can be easily found in all citrus fruits like lemon, oranges, raspberry and strawberries.
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