Vitamin C

• Recommended Dietary Allowance Of Vitamin C
• Result Of Vitamin C Deficiency
• Side effects Of Vitamin C Overdose
• Treatments Of Vitamin C Overdose

General information:

Vitamin C is lso known as L-ascorbate and ascorbic acid.

Discovered in 1912 by Casimir Funk (a Polish-American biochemist).

Primary importance: required for various essential metabolic reactions in the human body, in all animals and plants. It is very important for collagen formation and helps in maintaining the health of connective tissue, bone and dentin. Vitamin C is necessary to facilitate wound healing. It's huge role in facilitating recovery from burns is also highly noted and known. It also aides in the absorption of iron (Fe).