What Are the Benefits of Vitamin C and What to Do If You Are Deficient

The standard name of vitamin C is vitamin C, which is a water-soluble vitamin, also known as L-ascorbic acid, which can resist scurvy. It has a variety of physiological functions in the human body, and its deficiency or excess is not conducive to health. Whether it is natural vitamin C or synthetic vitamin C, the intake should be controlled. Long-term consumption of vitamin C has certain benefits, but it may also bring certain disadvantages.

Vitamin C Benefits

1. Enhance immunity: it can enhance the body's anti-stress ability and immunity to the external environment;

2. Promote healing: It can promote the synthesis of collagen, have a certain repairing effect on the damage of the body, and prevent bleeding. Poor wound healing may result if vitamin C deficiency;

3. Lowering cholesterol: It can promote the conversion of cholesterol in the liver into cholate, increase the amount of excretion, thereby reducing the content of blood cholesterol;

4. Promote iron absorption: it can enhance the absorption, conversion, storage and utilization of ferrous iron in the body, and prevent iron deficiency anemia;

5. Others: It also has the effect of anti-oxidation and anti-oxygen free radicals, which can prevent atherosclerosis, prevent gum atrophy and bleeding, etc., and also have a certain protective effect on the liver.

vitamin c deficiency

1. Abnormal blood coagulation function: The lack of vitamin C in the human body will lead to bleeding gums, loose teeth, gum recession, etc., and even lead to increased fragility of blood vessels, leading to scurvy. Some patients also have symptoms such as anemia and pain. Abnormal coagulation function can be transfused with fresh frozen plasma, vitamin K injection, and eat more foods rich in vitamin K, such as animal liver, cooking oil, green leafy vegetables, etc.

2. Decreased immune system: recurrent cold sores, oral ulcers, etc. usually occur, and the wounds heal slowly. Usually you can add more vitamins, exercise more, and ensure adequate sleep.

3. Arteriosclerosis: Vitamin C is related to the metabolism of cholesterol in the human body. The lack of vitamin C in the human body may cause cholesterol to deposit in the arteries, thereby causing symptoms of arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis can take anti-hardening drugs, such as aspirin tablets, and eat more foods rich in vitamins, cellulose, potassium, iodine and chromium.

It can be seen how important vitamin C is to human health, so what will happen if you take too much, and what are the side effects?

1. Affect digestion: the main side effect is diarrhea, and for people with weak gastric mucosal barrier ability, peptic ulcer may be formed;

2. Cause stones: Excessive intake of vitamin C for a long time may produce oxalic acid, leading to bladder stones;

3. Other risks: People who take vitamin C for a long time may thicken their arterial walls faster than ordinary people. One-time intake of large amounts of vitamin C may lead to destruction of red blood cells and even hemolysis. If you stop taking vitamin C for a long time and suddenly stop taking it, the risk of scurvy may be higher than the average person.

Therefore, vitamin C can be taken for a long time, but it should not be excessive. Patients should pay attention to the daily intake dose, and it can be used under the guidance of a doctor. Generally, the optimal amount of vitamin C per person per day is 200 to 300 mg, the minimum is not less than 60 mg, and the maximum human tolerance is 1000 mg.

Now more and more people have to supplement vitamin C due to the harm caused by lack of vitamin C.

At present, the global demand for vitamin C is about 220,000 tons, and China’s supply accounts for 70%. It is the global vitamin C production base, and its main consumer market is in developed countries in Europe and the United States. Rigid demand performance, a strong guarantee for the slow and steady increase in demand in the downstream market. In the future, China's vitamin C industry will have broad prospects for development.

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