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Q: Vitamin C--your health assistant
asked by: chelsea8611 on July 23rd, 2008
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Vitamin C--your health assistant

Vitamin C or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for a large number of higher primate species, a small number of other mammalian species (notably guinea pigs and bats), a few species of birds, and some fish.

The presence of ascorbate is required for a range of essential metabolic reactions in all animals and plants. It is made internally by almost all organisms, humans being the most well-known exception. It is widely known as the vitamin whose deficiency causes scurvy in humans. It is also widely used as a food additive.

The pharmacophore of vitamin C is the ascorbate ion. In living organisms, ascorbate is an antioxidant, since it protects the body against oxidative stress,and is a cofactor in several vital enzymatic reactions.

The uses and the daily requirement amounts of vitamin C are matters of on-going debate. People consuming diets rich in ascorbate from natural foods, such as fruits and vegetables, are healthier and have lower mortality from a number of chronic illnesses. However, a recent meta-analysis of 68 reliable antioxidant supplementation experiments involving a total of 232,606 individuals concluded that consuming additional ascorbate from supplements may not be as beneficial as thought.
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fitnessjunkie87
replied on February 2nd, 2009
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Vitamin C--Emergen-C!
I think vitamin C is always good for you, I've never had any bad side effects and I drink Emergen-C(which has 1000mg of Vitamin C) everyday! I think it's a great supplement and tastes great-they have a ton of new flavors, too: Black Cherry, Apricot Mango, Tangerine, Rasberry, and the original Orange. All of them are good, my favorite is black cherry though Wink.
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