Vitamin C:

• Functions

  • Collagen formation
    • growth, teeth, bones, tisssues
    • facilitates absorption of iron
  • antioxidant

• Deficiency

  • bleeding gums, tenderness to touch, rash (tiny red spots), loose teeth, loss of appetite, anemia
  • infantile scurvy
    • infants born to moms taking large doses of vitamin C or infants receiving only cow’s milk
  • adult scurvy
    • elderly or those with a diet very low in vitamin C, smokers

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