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Monday, December 14, 2009

Low Amounts of Vitamin C in the Body

By Spencer Hall

Vitamin C is key to our body functions, like all vitamins, helping in the formation of a protein that helps in turn to strengthen the structure of bones, muscles and cartilage. This vitamin is also essential to absorb iron.

According to important research also, consuming big quantities of vitamin C isn't important to bring more advantages than just consuming the right amounts.

Failing to get the right amounts of this vitamin will lead to deficiency problems and symptoms such as swollen gums, nose bleed, lassitude, weakness and scurvy. Why deficiencies appear? There are factors such as improper diet, lack of absorption and even alcoholism.

This condition like other problems of this kind has risk factors that facilitate the condition.

Women who had been taking high amounts of vitamin C during pregnancy will deliver babies prone to develop wheezing when they are two years old. So supplements are not always good.

Vitamin C supplements is often avoided to doctors when it comes to women, instead the main goal by nutritionists is provide women with the right amounts of this vitamin through dieting. Multi vitamins in infants can also pose a problem, helping develop asthma and food allergies.

A deficiency of vitamin C can lead to iron deficiency anemia. This shows with a reduced red blood cell count and insufficient amounts of iron. This makes vitamin C a contributing factor in the development of anemia and the reduction of oxygen carried in the blood.

Anemia caused by a vitamin C deficiency will be recognized by feelings of weakness and pallor. When it gets sever you can suffer from dizziness and even unconsciousness. Watch out!

Scurvy is yet another one of the symptoms cause by a C deficiency, scurvy brings along tiredness, poor wound healing, weakness, constant aches and pain and easy bleeding.

You need to also keep an eye for swollen gums that look purple and spongy and bleeding in the area. Remember that dieting and good nutrition is key to maintain this vitamin controlled. - 17273

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