Ascorbic+acid+(vitamin+C)

Ascorbic acid is more commonly known as vitamin C, is a white to light yellow crystals or powder that is soluble in water. Ascorbic acid is a sugar acid that is necessary to form collagen in the body. Ascorbic acid or vitamin C can be found in foods such as citrus fruit, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes and potatoes. It's important to the body to have healthy bones, joints, teeth and gums and it also help the body fight infection.
 * ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) ** [[image:http://www.beauty-advices.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/citrus-fruits-300x240.jpg width="231" height="183" align="right" caption="Citrus Fruits"]]
 * __What is ascorbic acid?__ **

The chemical name for ascorbic acid is L-ascorbic acid. The formula for it is C6H8O6 and its molecular weight is 176.13. The structure as follows: 

Ascorbic acid is naturally found in fruits, vegetables and some animals are able to produce there own ascorbic acid by oxidizing glucose. However, human and some animals are not able to produce vitamin c themselves and so they rely on vitamin c from their diets. Supplements are available in different forms including pills, capsules, powders and liquids.
 * __How is it made?__ **



Ascorbic acid is needed by the body to form collagen in bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels and it also help in the absorption of iron. Ascorbic acid help prevent and treatment in scurvy. Scurvy is a disease cause by lack of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) during mild symptoms can be mark by: and during febrile states by: 
 * __What does it do to the body?__**
 * swollen & bleeding gums
 * livid spots on the skin
 * prostration and etc
 * chronic illnessand infection (pneumonia, whooping cough, tuberculosis, diphtheria, sinusitis, rheumatic fever, etc.)

Ascorbic acid is usually deposited in the skin and it’s important to the body to protect skin against free radical assault form the atmosphere and from ultra violet light. It’s also play very important in protecting cellular membranes.  



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, aids in many functions of the body, including the absorption of iron. Large doses of C do not usually cause toxicity because, as a water-soluble vitamin, it is simply excreted in the urine. People who tend to form kidney stones may find their condition aggravated by vitamin C supplementation or mega dosing. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> < <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 80%;">[|www.clarian.org/ADAM/doc/CancerCenter/2/18107.htm]>

A lack of vitamin C is usually found in malnourished older adults, leading to nutritional disease such as scurvy. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><[|www.nlm.nih.gov/.../ ency/imagepages/18108.htm]>

__How is it taken?__ ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">​Ascorbic acid is usually taken orally and sometimes by injection. (The average protective dose of vitamin C for adults is 70 to 150 mg daily. In the presence of scurvy, doses of 300 mg to 1 g daily are recommended. However, as much as 6 g has been administered parenterally to normal adults without evidence of toxicity. To enhance wound healing, doses of 300 to 500 mg daily for a week or ten days both preoperatively and postoperatively are generally considered adequate, although considerably larger amounts have been recommended. In the treatment of burns, doses are governed by the extent of tissue injury. For severe burns, daily doses of 1 to 2 g are recommended. In other conditions in which the need for vitamin C is increased, three to five times the daily optimum allowances appear to be adequate. Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever the solution and container permit.) <[]> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> __Other Facts__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> ** Females-4% || Increased || Boys-15% Girls-11% || Girls-13% || Females-16% || Increased || Boys-22% Girls-18% || Females-4% || Unchanged ||  || Females-22% || Unchanged ||  || Females-10% || Increased || Boys-13% Girls-8% || Females-14% || Unchanged ||  || Females-15% || Increased || Boys-16% Girls-11% || Females-7% || Decreased || Boys-not significant Girls-10% || Note: (a) Where there is a trend in mean intake it is significant at 1% level. Source: Cook et al. 2001. Comparable data on food and nutrient intake and physical measurements from the 1983, 1985 and 1995 national surveys. Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing. < [|www.aihw.gov.au/. ../index.cfm]>
 * Comparison of nutrient intake in Australia, 1980s and 1995****||~** Nutrient/indicator **||||~** Adults (aged 25-64 years) **||||~** Adolescents (aged 10-15 years) **||**
 * ||~ Direction (a) ||~ Extent of change ||~ Direction (a) ||~ Extent of change ||
 * Energy || Increased || Males-3%
 * Protein || Unchanged ||  || Increased || Boys-14%
 * Carbohydrate || Increased || Males-17%
 * Fat || Decreased || Males-6%
 * Cholesterol || Decreased || Males-14%
 * Fibre || Increased || Males-13%
 * Calcium || Increased || Males-18%
 * Iron || Increased || Males-11%
 * Vitamin C || Decreased || Males-8%

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"> //Vitamin C appears to substantially reduce the effectiveness of anticancer drugs, according to results from new pre-clinical studies of laboratory cancer cells and mice. (Credit: iStockphoto/Les Cunliffe)// <[|www.sciencedaily.com/.../ 10/081001093033.htm]>

<span style="color: #494949; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"> VITAMIN C Anybody who takes Vitamin C should avoid the following Soft drinks
 * Sunkist


 * Fanta


 * Diet Coke


 * Sprite


 * Pepsi Max

These drinks contain Sodium Benzoate 211 on the label. A chemical reaction occurs between Vitamin C and Sodium Benzoate = creates Benzine. Benzine is a highly Carcinogenic chemical - Carcinogenic means cancer producing (story by Channel 9) Benzine has the ability to severely damage the DNA in the Mitochondria to the point that it totally inactivates it, knock's it out altogether. <<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> [|loveforlife.com.au/ node/6106]>

__Bibliography__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Ascorbic acid. 27 November 2009 < []>. Ascorbic acid. 16 December 2009 <[]>. Ascorbic acid. 16 December 200 <[]>. Ascorbic acid 16 December 2009 <[|www.clarian.org/ADAM/doc/CancerCenter/2/18107.htm]>.

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