Solube C

Human are unique members of the animal kingdom. Among few special that require vitamin C. That requirement was first demonstrated in 1747, but the vitamin itself was not discovered until 1932. Since then, scientists have learned an enormous amount about vitamin C but they have not answered all the question about it.

Vitamins are organic chemicals that are essential for the body's metabolism. Because humans can't produce any of the 13 recognised vitamins except vitamin D, vitamin must be obtained from food to provent disease. Only tiny amounts are required, however, and a balanced diet can provide adequate doses of all the vitamins. The question is not wheter we need vitamins (we do), but wheter extra doses provide extra benefit.

Like the eight B vitamins, vitamin C is water-soluble. It's easily absorbed from food but can be removed from food by boiling, especially if large amounts of water are used; prolonged storage of fresh fruits and vegetables can also reduce theirmvitamins C content, but microwaving and cooking with small volumes of water won't cut the C in food.

Once in the body, vitamin C makes its way into the fluid component of all the tissues and cells But unlike fat-soluble vitamins, it is not stored in the body to any appereciable degree. Instead, execessive amounts quickly pass out in the urine.