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Vitamin C is responsible for the metabolic reactions in the body and is thus immensely important. The wikipedia article starts with a brief introduction of this type of vitamin and goes on to state the daily does of Vitamin C requirement. Side effects along with sources of Vitamin C are also dealt with. History and hypothesis of the vitamin is also talked about along with a list of reference sites for further reference.
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Vitamin C is responsible for the metabolic reactions in the body and is thus immensely important. The wikipedia article starts with a brief introduction of this type of vitamin and goes on to state the daily does of Vitamin C requirement. Side effects along with sources of Vitamin C are also dealt with. History and hypothesis of the vitamin is also talked about along with a list of reference sites for further reference.
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Vitamin C deficiency can lead to a host of diseases and so it is very important for us to maintain the right balance of Vitamin C in the body. An effort of Linus Pauling Institute, this website focuses on the function, deficiency, the RDA, disease prevention and treatment of vitamin C. the sources of vitamin c are also spoken about along with the safety measures.
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Vitamin C is quite a familiar name in the vitamin family. BUt most of us lack knwoledge on how this vitamin works. "It is interesting to note that most animals produce their own vitamin C. Man, primates (apes, chimps, et cetera) and guinea pigs have lost this ability. Due to this similarity with man, guinea pigs have been subjected to experimentation over the years. " This website educates us on the functioning of vitamin C.
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The Vitamin C foundation have taken up the onus of promoting research activities in the field of Viamin C. On this page you will find host of info on the current trend of reserach in vitamin c. The breaking research observations are put up in the form of breaking news to draw attention of the visitors.
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After we are sure about the benefits and advantags of Vitamin C, it will be wise to understand the symptoms that speaks about deficiency and the requirement for higher dose of intake. In this article apart from the general info on Vitamin C, what needs to be noticed is the toxicity symptoms. "There are very few research studies that document vitamin C toxicity at any level of supplementation, and there are no documented toxicity effects whatsoever for vitamin C in relation to food and diet. "
