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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid):
Sources – citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage, green peppers
Function – wound healing, osteoid and collagen synthesis, vascular function
Deficiency scurvy, poor wound healing, pinpoint haemorrhages
Effect on lower limb –
Mega doses of Vit c as pseudoscience
Vitamin C does not prevent or treat cancer — let’s end this myth
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