The role and function of vitamin C

Vitamin C is a nutrient required by the human body. This nutrient element needs to be supplemented in large quantities, especially the human body needs more every day. Its supplementation can also be done through vegetables and fruits, which will be of great help to all aspects of the body. So what are the effects and functions of vitamin C? Many people don’t understand it very well. Before choosing it, you also need to have some understanding of these diseases.

So what are the effects and functions of vitamin C? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a good understanding of it. When choosing, you can proceed with confidence, and it will not cause any harm to human health.

The role and function of vitamin C :

1. Promote the biosynthesis of collagen, which is beneficial to faster healing of tissue wounds; promote the synthesis of collagen to prevent gingival bleeding; promote the growth of teeth and bones, prevent gum bleeding, and prevent joint pain, back pain and leg pain.

2. Promote the metabolism of tyrosine and tryptophan in amino acids, prolong the life of the body; enhance the body's resistance to stress and immunity to the external environment.

3. Improve the utilization of iron, calcium and folic acid; improve the metabolism of fats and lipids, especially cholesterol, and prevent cardiovascular disease.

4. Taking vitamin C on time can reduce skin pigmentation, thereby reducing dark spots and freckles and making the skin fair.

Symptoms of Vitamin C Deficiency:

A few months after vitamin C deficiency, the patient feels tired, general fatigue, depression, suspicion, weakness, anorexia, malnutrition, pale complexion, mild anemia, swollen and bleeding gums, and loose teeth and loss of teeth due to gingival and alveolar necrosis, bone, joint and muscle pain, skin petechiae and ecchymosis, excessive keratinization of hair follicles, and peripheral bleeding. Children may have pseudo-paralysis of the lower limbs due to subperiosteal hemorrhage, swelling, obvious tenderness, hip abduction, knee semi-flexion, foot external rotation, and frog-like posture.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of the role and function of vitamin C. So when choosing it, we must be careful and not do it casually, especially when supplementing this element, we cannot take too much, but we must not take too little. This needs to be done according to regulations so that all aspects of the body can be improved.