What is Vitamin C?

Answer:
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a

water-soluble vitamin and is needed for the formation of bones, teeth, ligaments, and blood vessels. It may also help the immune system to fight disease.

Humans don’t have the ability to make vitamin C so we have to get it from our diet. Vitamin C is found in many fruits and vegetables, that’s why a severe deficiency is uncommon.

Supplements of vitamin C may be recommended after serious injury or burns because the vitamin is used up more quickly than normal during the healing process. Iron supplements are usually taken with vitamin C as it increases the efficiency of iron absorption by the body.


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