Today we begin our segments on the importance of vitamins, nutrition and healthcare as it relates to our skin, beauty and overall well being. We thought it befitting that we begin with a vitamin most people are familiar with, Vitamin C. And, all though we are familiar with Vitamin C, what do we really know about it? Well, lets explore it shall we?
Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an necessary nutrient for humans and certain other animal species, in which it functions as a vitamin. In living organisms, ascorbate is an anti-oxidant, since it protects the body against oxidative stress.
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