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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Low Amounts of Vitamin C in the Body

By Spencer Hall

Vitamin C is a key component to the structure to cartilage, muscle and bones, since it allows the formation of a special protein. Scientists have also known that it is essential to absorb iron in the body.

According to scientific research it is good to note that ingesting more vitamin C than required, doesn't provide any enhanced benefits.

When your body isn't well provided of this vitamin, many symptoms appear, including lassitude, swollen gums, weakness, scurvy, and bleeding of the nose. A deficiency can be caused by different factors such as improper diet alcohol abuse and problems with its absorption.

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

It has been observed that babies born of women who have taken great excessive amounts of vitamin C are prone to develop wheezing when they are approximately two years old.

As a matter of fact, doctors avoid the treatment of deficiency of vitamin C in women with the use of supplements. Instead, they focus on getting the right amounts of vitamins through good dieting habits. In infants multi vitamins can help the appearance of food allergies and asthma.

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.

Keep an eye open for swollen gums, as they may be another sign that you are suffering from a deficiency. - 17269

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