Vitamin C/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Biologically based health practices [r]: Methods in conventional medicine, complementary and alternative medicine and traditional medicine that share the characteristic that substances used in the practice come from plants or animals ^[e]
• Nutrition [r]: The study of foods and nutrients and their effects on health, growth and development of any individual. ^[e]
• Nutritional medicine [r]: The treatment of signficant diseases, not directly related to a specific nutrient deficiency or food sensitivity, principally using a specialized diet ^[e]
• Vitamin [r]: Add brief definition or description

Subtopics

• Ascorbyl palmitate [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Mineral ascorbates [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Scurvy [r]: Multisystem disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, and an affliction of early sailors without access to fresh produce; it causes anemia and blood vessel fragility, often first manifesting bleeding gums, but can progress to internal bleeding affecting many systems, as well as weakness from anemia. ^[e]

Related topics

• Essential fatty acid [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Essential mineral [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Exercise [r]: Regular physical activity that is usually done with the intention of improving or maintaining physical fitness or health. ^[e]
• Anti-oxidant [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Life extension [r]: Medical and non-medical attempts to slow down or reverse the processes of aging, to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. ^[e]
• Uric acid [r]: Add brief definition or description