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Vitamin C also helps burns and wounds heal. Good sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, strawberries, and sweet peppers. (See also Overview of Vitamins Overview of Vitamins Vitamins are a vital part of a healthy diet.
The recommended dietary allowance (RDA)—the amount most healthy people need each day to remain healthy—has been determined for most vitamins.
(Scurvy; Ascorbic Acid Deficiency)
Laboratory confirmation may be available. Complete blood count is done, often detecting anemia.
Bleeding, coagulation, and prothrombin times are normal. Changes are most evident at the ends of long bones, particularly at the knee. Early changes resemble atrophy.
The cortex thins. A line of calcified, irregular cartilage (white line of Fraenkel) may be visible at the metaphysis. Laboratory diagnosis, which requires measuring blood ascorbic acid, is sometimes done at academic centers.
Measurement of ascorbic acid levels in the white blood cell-platelet layer of centrifuged blood is not widely available or standardize.
1. Rough, Bumpy Skin
Tial nutrient that must be consumed regularly to prevent deficiency. Here are the 15 most common signs and symptoms of vitamin C deficienc.
What Is Vitamin C?
It cannot be made by the human body and so is an essential component of your diet. Vitamin C is needed to make a substance called collagen which is required for the health and repair of various tissues in the body, including:
Skin
Bone
Cartilage
Ligaments and tendons
Blood vessel walls
Teeth
There are various foods that are rich in vitamin C, including:
Citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruit, limes and lemons. Cantaloupe melon and watermelon.
Vegetables such as spinach, green and red peppers, tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and potatoes. Certain foods such as cereals are fortified with vitamin C, which means that they have vitamin C added to them. Vitamin C is also found in fresh milk, fish and offal such as liver and kidney.
Most vitamin C in the human diet is from fruit and vegetables. Cooking fruit and vegetables reduces their vitamin C content by around a third. The recommended daily intake of vitamin C in the diet depends on your age and sex.