How important is vitamin C in our body??? I searched the internet and come up with this..
Vitamin C plays a role in protecting against the following:
1. Heart Disease
Results of scientific studies on whether vitamin C is helpful for preventing heart attack or stroke are mixed. Vitamin C
doesn’t lower cholesterol levels or reduce the overall risk of heart attack, but evidence suggests it may help protect arteries against damage.
2. High Blood Pressure
Population-based studies suggest that people who eat foods rich in antioxidants, including vitamin C, have a lower risk of high blood pressure than people who have poorer diets. Eating foods rich in vitamin C is important for your overall health, especially if you are at risk for high blood pressure. The diet physicians most frequently recommend for treatment and prevention of high blood pressure, known as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, includes lots of fruits and vegetables, which are loaded with antioxidants.
3. Common Cold
Taking vitamin C supplements regularly produces only a small reduction in the duration of a cold (about 1 day).
4. Cancer
Results of many population-based studies suggest that eating foods rich in vitamin C may be associated with lower rates of cancer, including skin cancer, cervical dysplasia and breast cancer.
5. Osteoarthritis
Vitamin C is essential for the body to make collagen, which is part of normal cartilage. Cartilage is destroyed in osteoarthritis (OA), putting pressure on bones and joints.
6. Age-related Macular Degeneration
Vitamin C (500 mg) appears to work with other antioxidants, including zinc (80 mg), beta-carotene (15 mg), and vitamin E (400 IU) to protect the eyes against developing macular degeneration(AMD), the leading cause of legal blindness in people over 55.
7. Pre-eclampsia
Some studies suggest that taking vitamin C along with vitamin E may help prevent pre-eclampsia in women who
are at high risk. Pre-eclampsia, characterized by high blood pressure and too much protein in the urine, is a common cause of premature births.
8. Asthma
Studies are mixed when it comes to the effect of vitamin C on asthma. Some show that low levels of vitamin C are
more common in people with asthma, leading some researchers to think that low levels of vitamin C might increase the risk for this condition. Other studies seem to show that vitamin C may help reduce symptoms of exercise-induced asthma.
There you go. Add one tablet of ascorbic acid for a healthy you.
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