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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-c057ef3c7afc4530a836fb48584ca4032025-02-08T06:09:36ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092011-04-0120114Facts about Vitamin CLinda B. Bobroff0Isabel Valentín-Oquendo1University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaVitamin 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) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119187FY215 |
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