Amount of Taking Vitamin C

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a weak acid that aids in various metabolic process and helps prevent disease. It is also an antioxidant, eliminating free radicals which cause cell damage and impair the immune system. Your body can't store vitamin C or make it, so you need to try and get some every day. But how much should we take? Vitamin C deficiency Vitamin C deficiency in humans leads to scurvy. Early symptoms in adults include fatigue, weakness, aching joints and muscles. In later stages, scurvy is characterized by anemia, bleeding from the gums, petechial and sheet hemorrhages, and delayed wound healing. Scientists say that at least 25 mg. of vitamin C per day is essential and minimum for body. Eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day will provid View the rest of this article