Vitamin C
What are vitamins
Types of vitamin
Vitamin C
Functions of vitamin C
Food sources
Side effects
Vitamins are:
Substances/organic compounds found
in foods we eat
Cannot be made in the body hence must be obtained in our diet
Fat Soluble
When you eat foods that contain fat soluble vitamins, the vitamins are stored in the fat tissues of the body and your liver. They wait around in your body fat until your body needs them
They are happy to Stay in your body for a while, some stay for a few days, some up to 6 months. Then when its time for them to be used special carriers in your body take them to where they are needed
Water Soluble
These are different. When you eat food that has water soluble vitamins, the vitamins dont get stored as much in your body
Instead they travel through your blood stream. Whatever your body doesnt use, it comes out when you urinate
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is necessary for normal growth and development.
Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water. Leftover amounts of the vitamin leave the body through the urine. That means you need a continuous supply of such vitamins in your diet.
Functions of vitamin C
Vitamin C is required for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body.
It is necessary to form collagen, an important protein used to make skin, scar tissue, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels.
Vitamin C is essential for the healing of wounds, and for the repair and maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth.