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A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant.


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Vitamin C Deficiency
A condition due to a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), characterized by malaise, lethargy, and weakness. As the disease progresses, joints, muscles, and subcutaneous tissues may become the sites of hemorrhage. Ascorbic acid deficiency frequently develops into Scurvy in young children fed unsupplemented cow's milk exclusively during their first year. It develops also commonly in chronic alcoholism.
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 Pharmacologic Action
  • Antioxidant
    (Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard the oxidation of a substance to which it is added. They counteract the harmful and damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.)
  • Free Radical Scavenger
    (Substances that influence the course of a chemical reaction by ready combination with free radicals. Among other effects, this combining activity protects pancreatic islets against damage by cytokines and prevents myocardial and pulmonary perfusion injuries.)

Latest News on Vitamin C 17 May 2008
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Vitamin C in breakthrough reformulation introduced - Sun.Star

Vitamin C in breakthrough reformulation introduced
Sun.Star, Philippines - May 13, 2008
VITAMIN C, an ?indispensable? substance needed by 300 metabolic functions in the body can now be taken in Sodium Ascorbate form. Vital C takes advantage of ...

Vitamin C Fights Aging Skin - Market Wire (press release)

Market Wire (press release)

Vitamin C Fights Aging Skin
Market Wire (press release) - May 13, 2008
PASADENA, CA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2008) - Several studies have shown that Vitamin C, or L-ascorbic acid, can be an effective topical agent for use against ...

Vitamin C every day keeps the wrinkles away - Times of India

Vitamin C every day keeps the wrinkles away
Times of India, India - May 5, 2008
The study by nutritional epidemiologist Maeve C. Cosgrove and other researchers in Britain found that those who ate plenty of Vitamin C-rich foods had fewer ...

Vitamin C may protect against melanoma - Food Consumer

Vitamin C may protect against melanoma
Food Consumer, IL - May 10, 2008
2008 issue of Journal of Cell Physiol showed that vitamin C suppresses proliferation of the human melanoma. The study led by Lee SK and colleagues from ...

The Dirt on Organic Skincare As the Green Movement Thrives ... - NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)

The Dirt on Organic Skincare As the Green Movement Thrives ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - May 15, 2008
For example, Vitamin C is a well respected antioxidant and a core ingredient of many organic skincare lines. But Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, ...

Cabbage, White Button Mushrooms, Cauliflower -- Do They Have ... - KCBY.com 11

Cabbage, White Button Mushrooms, Cauliflower -- Do They Have ...
KCBY.com 11, OR - May 15, 2008
Cabbage is a good source of potassium, fiber, folate, B vitamins and vitamin A. Nutrients: One cup of chopped cabbage contains 32.6 milligrams vitamin C ...

Coming to a dish near you: 3-D meals - Times Online

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Coming to a dish near you: 3-D meals
Times Online, UK - May 15, 2008
... antihistamine effect - along with an abundance of parsley, which is rich in vitamin C. When these are combined, the antihistamine effect is boosted. ...

Link Between Vitamin D Status And Breast Cancer Illuminated - Science Daily (press release)

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Link Between Vitamin D Status And Breast Cancer Illuminated
Science Daily (press release) - May 15, 2008
Sharif B. Mohr MPH, Cedric F. Garland Dr. PH, Edward D. Gorham MPH, PhD, William B. Grant PhD, Frank C. Garland PhD (2008) Relationship between Low ...
Alcohol Consumption And Breast Cancer Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer, study finds - Los Angeles Times

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Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer, study finds
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 15, 2008
Epidemiologist Frank C. Garland, of the Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego, and his colleagues used data that recently became available from an ...
NZ women may have a higher risk of having breast cancerif they are ... All About Hawke's Bay
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The vitamin C question -make your comment - PigProgress.net

The vitamin C question -make your comment
PigProgress.net, Netherlands - May 6, 2008
Despite the fact that pigs, like most animals (excluding humans, primates, and guinea pigs), can readily synthesise enough vitamin C to cover their ...



 

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