Vitamin C
Amelia Seuferer, 4th period, Ms. Thelke
The Function of Vitamin C:
It promotes healthy gums and tissues
Helps wounds heal and broken bones mend
Help the body fight infections
Helps make cementing material that holds body cells together
Helps wounds heal and broken bones mend
Help the body fight infections
Helps make cementing material that holds body cells together
Sources:
- Citrus fruit
- Strawberries
- Cantaloupe
- Broccoli
- Green peppers
- Raw cabbage
- Tomatoes
- Leafy green vegetables
- Potatoes
- Sweet potatoes cooked in the skin.
Deficiencies or excesses diseases:
Scurvy: diet that lacks vitamin C. Patients develop anemia, debility, exhaustion, edema (swelling) in some parts of the body, and sometimes ulceration of the gums and loss of teeth.