Vitamin+C+(ascorbic+acid)



=Type:= Vitamin

=Vitamin C:= C6H8O6.

Vitamin C which is also known as asorbic acid that, unlike most mammals, humans do not have the ability to make on their own.

=Affected Parts of the Body:= It is an important structural component of blook vessels, tendons, bone, and ligaments. It is also vital to brain function especially the part that affects mood. Lastly it is important fot the transportation of fat to the mitochondria and it also is involved in the metabolism of cholesterol into bile acids.

=Foods Contained in Vitamin C:= Orange juice, grapefruit juice, oranges, grapefruits, strawberries, tomatoes, sweet red peppers, broccoli, and potatoes.

=Affects of Too Much:= Too much Vitamin C can cause genetic mutations, birth defects, cancer, atherosclerosis, kidney stones, vitamin B-12 deficiency, and dental enamel erosion

=Affects of Too Little:= Severe vitamin C deficiency can cause scurvy which causes easy bleeding and bruising, hair and tooth loss, and joint pain and swelling. These symptoms are caused by the weaking of blood vessels, connective tissue and bone.

=CITATION:= http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminC/ http://www.exrx.net/Nutrition/Antioxidants/VitaminC.html

(Created by: Teila Allmond)