susmita's blog: Why vitamin C are necessary for health?:During Covid-19 situation we should eat more and more Vitamin C.Vitamin supplements are effective for fighting Covid-19.A few months ago we actually don’t know properly the actual quality food.But corona gives us more lessons.Now we should aware for healthy food.Which is really need for us properly.The researchers are urging people to take a daily multivitamin as well as doses of 200 milligrams or more of vitamin C and 2,000 international units of vitamin D, rather than the 400 to 800 recommended, depending on age.Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is one of the long-known super nutrients, and it is relatively easy to get.Humans cannot synthesize vitamin C, because we don't have the specific enzyme needed. Hence, we need to get it from an exogenous source, aka food. Vitamin C play a role in maintaining the immune system comprehensively through its antioxidant ability, collagen synthesis or directly strengthening immune cells in the fight against infection.The Daily Value for vitamin C is 90 mg per day, but breastfeeding women need an extra 30 mg and people who smoke need an extra 35 mg per day.It's pretty easy to meet your vitamin C needs through your diet as long as you eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. For example, a single medium orange provides 77% of the DV, and 1 cup (160 grams) of cooked broccoli provides 112% of the DV. Vitamin C affects your immune health in several ways. Its antioxidant activity can decrease inflammation, which may help improve your immune function.We strongly encourage public health officials to include nutritional strategies in their arsenal.
