In daily life, many people for their own and family health, often supplement a variety of vitamins, vitamin C is one of them. Vitamin C is a nutrient that the human body can't synthesize by itself. It needs to be taken from food. Of course, there are vitamin C products on the market. So take a piece of vitamin C every day. Let's learn about it.
Take a piece of vitamin C every day?
If conditions permit, taking one vitamin C a day is good for your health. When preparing for pregnancy, we should also supplement some other trace elements, such as folic acid, which can well supplement the body's deficit. However, when we supplement vitamin C, we should not take too much. Especially for patients with some skin diseases, it is recommended to take vitamin C reasonably according to the doctor's advice.
The role of vitamin C
1. Detoxification
Vitamin C has the function of detoxification. The human body will produce more toxins every moment. If the toxin can't be discharged in time, there will be accumulation of toxins, which is very harmful to human health. Therefore, it is very necessary to take some vitamin C every day.
2. Participate in collagen synthesis
Vitamin C can participate in the synthesis of collagen. Vitamin C is one of the important raw materials involved in collagen synthesis. Human bones and ligaments are tough, blood vessel wall is elastic, and gingiva is healthy without bleeding. All of these are inseparable from vitamin C's participation and collagen synthesis.
3. Antioxidants
What you don't know is that vitamin C also acts as an antioxidant. Vitamin C can also act as an antioxidant, such as vitamin A, vitamin E and so on, which can prevent some damage to human body caused by free radicals.
4. Promote collagen synthesis
Vitamin C can promote collagen synthesis, if vitamin C deficiency, collagen synthesis will be affected, leading to scurvy. At the same time, the decrease of collagen synthesis will also affect the wound healing, so vitamin C supplementation can promote the healing of oral ulcer. When vitamin C is deficient, the synthesis of bone collagen is impaired, which can lead to poor formation of bone organic matter and lead to osteoporosis.
5. Lowering cholesterol
Vitamin C also has a cholesterol lowering effect. Vitamin C must be involved in the conversion of cholesterol to bile acid. When vitamin C is deficient, the conversion of cholesterol into bile acid is reduced, and cholesterol will accumulate in the liver, and the concentration of cholesterol in blood will also increase.
Contraindications of vitamin C tablets
1. Vitamin C tablets should be taken on an empty stomach, but the patients with peptic ulcer should be used with caution;
2. People with poor renal function should not take more vitamin C tablets;
3. Do not stop taking vitamin C suddenly after taking a large amount of vitamin C tablets;
4. Vitamin C tablets should not be combined with isoniazid, aminophylline, streptomycin, penicillin and sulfonamides;
5. Vitamin C tablets have a destructive effect on vitamin A. when taking a large number of vitamin C tablets, we must pay attention to the adequate intake of vitamin A and folic acid;
6. Vitamin C tablets combined with aspirin enteric coated tablets can accelerate its excretion and reduce the curative effect;
7. Don't take ginseng while taking vitamin C tablets;
8. Vitamin C tablets should be kept away from light in a cool place to prevent deterioration;
9. Vitamin C tablets should not eat animal liver.
