Vitamin C achieves much of its protective effect by functioning as an antioxidant and preventing oxygen-based damage to our cells. Structures that contain fat (like the lipoprotein molecules that carry fat around our body) are particularly dependent on vitamin C for protection.

Vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient that is easily excreted from the body when not needed. It's so critical to living creatures that almost all mammals can use their own cells to make it.

What can high-vitamin C foods do for you?

* Help protect cells from free radical damage
* Lower your cancer risk
* Regenerate your vitamin E supplies
* Improve iron absorption

What events can indicate a need for more high-vitamin C foods?

* Poor wound healing
* Frequent colds or infections
* Lung-related problems

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