Tag: Vitamin C

bear

What magical effects does vitamin C have?

Speaking of vitamin C, everyone must be familiar with it. Since it was discovered that vitamin C can prevent and treat ascorbic acid deficiency (also known as scurvy), more benefits of vitamin C have gradually been discovered, such as enhancing immunity and protecting cardiovascular system. In addition to these, what other magical effects do you know of vitamin C? Vitamin C Can Prevent Cold: False Have you ever taken vitamin C supplements or eaten a lot of oranges to treat your cold after being knocked down by a cold? Or, during the season of high incidence of colds, take vitamin C supplements to prevent colds? However, the therapeutic effect of vitamin C on colds is negligible. Some studies have shown Read More …

bear

It’s not that you can’t afford cherries, but domestic cherries may be better to eat.

Speaking of cherries, the author’s memory starts with birthday cake. Yes, it is the red and green cherries on the cake… At that time, I didn’t think it was delicious (of course, it was canned cherry), but I really thought it was precious. After all, I can only eat it on my birthday in a year… However, just like litchi in those days [a princess riding on the world of mortals laughed] and now [flying into ordinary people’s homes], cherries are now fruits that everyone can eat. However, there are many myths about cherries. Cherry? Big cherry? Cherries? On the market, some are called cherries, others are called cherries. Some people say: Cherry is made in China and cherries are Read More …

bear

Oranges have the richest vitamin C content? Is it true or not?

When it comes to vitamin C, everyone is familiar with it, because the human body cannot produce this vitamin by itself and can only rely on external supplements. In history, there have been cases of large-scale scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency among sailors on long voyages. Today, all kinds of advertisements to supplement vitamin C can be seen everywhere in the streets and lanes. Accompanying the advertisements are exaggerating the efficacy of vitamin C, and there are more and more misunderstandings about supplementing vitamin C. This time let’s take a look at the widely circulated statements about Vitamin C, which are right and which are wrong. Rumor 1: Citrus fruits have the richest vitamin C content, Truth: Orange’s Vitamin Read More …

bear

Can antioxidants really fight cancer? Are free radicals really harmful?

Many health care products under the banner of “antioxidation” like to focus on exaggerating the harm of free radicals to human body, advocating statements like “free radicals can damage DNA, accelerate cell aging, and may also lead to cancer, heart disease, etc.” These businesses hail antioxidants as [the gospel of mankind in the 21st century]. It seems that by supplementing antioxidants, people can resist aging and avoid diseases such as cancer. But can antioxidants really fight cancer? Do free radicals really do great harm? Are antioxidants really safe? Is antioxidant what? Most antioxidants come from natural foods and synthetic products. Among them, we are most familiar with vitamin C and vitamin E, as well as various carotenoids, such as-carotene, lycopene, Read More …