Facts about Vitamin C
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has a wide variety of uses in the body. It helps slow down or prevent cell damage. It is needed to maintain healthy body tissues and the immune system. Vitamin C also helps our bodies absorb iron from plant foods. Learn the facts about this important vitamin w...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2011-04-01
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| Series: | EDIS |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119187 |
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| Summary: | Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has a wide variety of uses in the body. It helps slow down or prevent cell damage. It is needed to maintain healthy body tissues and the immune system. Vitamin C also helps our bodies absorb iron from plant foods. Learn the facts about this important vitamin with this revised 2-page fact sheet written by Linda B. Bobroff and Isabel Valentín-Oquendo and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, December 2010.
FCS8702/FY215: Facts about Vitamin C (ufl.edu)
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |