Vitamin C: An update on current uses and funtions

JEAN GUY LEBLANC

InTechOpen

Año: 2019 p. 70

978-1-78923-896-9

Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is mainly present in fruits and vegetables. The consumption of such foods is important since the human body does not have the ability to produce this essential micronutrient. Because is it water soluble, it can also easily be lost by cooking and long term storage. Even though the role of vitamin C has been known since the early 1930´s, only recently researchers have been actively studying and demonstrating its role and function in the treatment and prevention of many diseases. These studies will be the key to providing the scientific basis that explains why this simple but important vitamin possess such a wide range of positive biological activities.