Vitamin C

Vitamin C

How much vitamin C do I need?

Adults aged 19 to 64 need 40mg of vitamin C a day.

You should be able to get all the vitamin C you need from your daily diet.

Vitamin C can't be stored in the body, so you need it in your diet every day.

Vitamin C role in the body inlude; 

• helping to protect cells and keeps them healthy
• maintaining healthy skin, blood vessels, bones and cartilage
• helping with wound healing

Lack of vitamin C can lead to scurvy. Mild deficiencies may occur in infants given unsupplemented cows' milk and in people with poor or very restricted diets.

Good sources of vitamin C

Vitamin C is found in a wide variety of fruit and vegetables.

Good sources include:

• oranges and orange juice
• red and green peppers
• strawberries
• blackcurrants
• broccoli