Sunday, June 10, 2012

The Importance of Vitamin C

         Vitamin C plays a vital role in how the body functions, even though it is only considered a micronutrient. Vitamin C is essential to immune function, iron absorption, bone building, wound healing, healthy skin, blood pressure and eyesight. Because vitamin C is vital to so many of the bodies functioning maintaining appropriate levels within the body is important. Vitamin C acts as a catalyst within the body, speeding up chemical reactions using less energy. Without these catalysts due to a deficiency, normal body functions breakdown, exposing the body to disease.

1 comment:

  1. Nice blog,Vitamin C is water soluble and antioxidant vitamin and cannot be stored in the body.It is used for proper functioning of human body and useful for healthy gums to help in protecting against infections.It is excreted from the body regularly, so we have to supply it regularly to the body.

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