Smokers or those who are around secondhand smoke at any age should increase their daily amount of vitamin C an additional 35 mg per day.
Function
These values, which vary by age and sex, include:
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): The average daily level of intake that is enough to meet the nutrient needs of nearly all (97% to 98%) healthy people. Adequate Intake (AI): This level is established when there is not enough scientific research evidence to develop an RDA. It is set at a level that is thought to ensure enough nutrition.
Dietary reference intakes for vitamin C:
Infants (AI)
0 to 6 months: 40* milligrams/day (mg/day)
7 to 12 months: 50* mg/day
Children (RDA)
1 to 3 years: 15 mg/day
4 to 8 years: 25 mg/day
9 to 13 years: 45 mg/day
Adolescents
Girls 14 to 18 years: 65 mg/day
Pregnant teens: 80 mg/day
Breastfeeding teens: 115 mg/day
Boys 14 to 18 years: 75 mg/day
Adults
Men age 19 and older: 90 mg/day
Women age 19 year and older: 75 mg/day
Pregnant women: 85 mg/day
Breastfeeding women: 120 mg/day
The best way to get the daily requirement of essential vitamins, including vitamin C, is to eat a balanced diet that contains a variety of foods. Smokers or those who are around secondhand smoke at any age should increase their daily amount of vitamin C an additional 35 mg per day. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and those who smoke need higher amounts of vitamin C. Ask your health care provider what amount is best for yo.
How Much Vitamin C Is Enough?
A deficiency in vitamin C is associated with many stress related disease. When it comes to the common cold, vitamin C is not a cure, but some studies show that it may help prevent more serious complications. The reasons for this are not completely clear.
But what is clear is that people who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables have higher blood levels of vitamin C.
“People who consume more fruit and vegetables will not only have higher [blood] levels of vitamin C, but higher intake of other nutrients potentially beneficial to health, such as fiber and other vitamins and minerals,” study researcher Phyo K. Myint said in an email interview.
What Is Vitamin C?
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin found in a variety of foods.
Contents
C, also known as ascorbic acid, has several important functions.
These include: helping to protect cells and keeping them healthy
maintaining healthy skin, blood vessels, bones and cartilage
helping with wound healing Lack of vitamin C can lead to scurvy. Good sources of vitamin C Vitamin C is found in a wide variety of fruit and vegetables. Vitamin C cannot be stored in the body, so you need it in your diet every day.
What Does The Department Of Health And Social Care Advise?
If you take vitamin C supplements, do not take too much as this could be harmful.