What are the functions of Vitamin C?

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential nutrient in the human body and is indeed very important for human health. If the human body lacks vitamin C for a long time, it can lead to scurvy, causing gum bleeding, tooth loss, skin problems, and in severe cases, endangering life. Hundreds of years ago during the Age of Discovery, many sailors often died from a disease called scurvy after going to sea. It was later discovered that vitamin C was called "ascorbic acid" because of a lack of vitamin C.

Moreover, vegetables and fruits contain not only vitamin C, but also carotenoids, vitamin e, vitamin b, iron, zinc and other vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and other healthy nutrients. Many nutrition studies have found that eating more vegetables and fruits can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and many other chronic diseases.

If you really don't have the conditions to eat vegetables and fruits, or if you don't eat enough, eating 100-200 milligrams of vitamin C supplements every day is still beneficial, but there's no need to eat too much. Moreover, there is no difference between natural vitamin C and artificially synthesized vitamin C. If you want to supplement vitamin C, just two or three yuan per bottle of vitamin C is enough.