●What is Vitamin C ?
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is one of the essential nutrients for the body. It is water-soluble and is found in water-based body tissues such as the blood, the spaces between cells, and the cells themselves. Vitamin C is not fat-soluble, so it cannot enter adipose tissue, nor does it enter the fat portion of the body's cell membranes.
Unlike most other mammals, humans have lost the ability to synthesize vitamin C on their own and must therefore obtain it from their diet (or supplements).
Vitamin C is an essential cofactor in a variety of biochemical reactions including collagen and carnitine synthesis, gene expression regulation, immune support, neuropeptide production, and more.
In addition to being a cofactor, vitamin C is also a powerful antioxidant. It protects the body from dangerous compounds such as free radicals, environmental toxins, and pollutants. These toxins include first-hand or second-hand smoke, contact and prescription drug metabolism/breakdown, other toxins: alcohol, air pollution, inflammation caused by trans fats, a diet high in sugar and refined carbohydrates, and toxins produced by viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens.
●Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a multifunctional nutrient that can improve your health in many ways, including:
◇Helps the body metabolize fats and proteins;
◇Helps with energy production;
◇Helps with the development and maintenance of bones, cartilage, teeth and gums;
◇Helps with the formation of connective tissue;
◇Helps with wound healing;
◇Antioxidant and anti-aging;
◇Prevents free radical damage and oxidative stress;
◇Boosts the immune system and reduces the risk of chronic diseases;
◇Stimulates collagen production, making the skin, muscles, ligaments, cartilage and joints more flexible and elastic;
◇Improves skin problems;
●Source of Vitamin C Supplements
The amount of vitamin C absorbed and used by the body varies greatly depending on the way it is taken (this is called "bioavailability").
Generally, there are five sources of vitamin C:
1. Food sources: vegetables, fruits, and raw meat;
2. Ordinary vitamin C (powder, tablets, short residence time in the body, easy to cause diarrhea);
3. Sustained-release vitamin C (longer residence time, not easy to cause diarrhea);
4. Liposome-encapsulated vitamin C (suitable for patients with chronic diseases, better absorption);
5.Injection of vitamin C (suitable for cancer or other critically ill patients);
●Which Vitamin C Supplement is Better?
Different forms of vitamin C have different bioavailability. Usually, the vitamin C in vegetables and fruits is enough to meet the body's needs and prevent collagen from breaking down and causing scurvy. However, if you want some benefits, it is recommended to take supplements.
Ordinary vitamin C is water-soluble and cannot enter fat cells. Vitamin C must be transported through the intestinal wall using transport proteins. The available transport proteins are limited. Vitamin C moves quickly in the digestive tract and the time is very short. Ordinary vitamin C is difficult to be fully absorbed.
Generally speaking, after taking vitamin C, blood vitamin C will reach a peak after 2 to 4 hours, and then fall back to the pre-supplement (baseline) level after 6 to 8 hours, so it needs to be taken multiple times throughout the day.
Sustained-release vitamin C is slowly released, which can stay in the body for a longer time, increase the absorption rate, and extend the working time of vitamin C by about 4 hours.
However, liposome-encapsulated vitamin C is better absorbed. Encapsulated in phospholipids, vitamin C is absorbed like dietary fat. It is absorbed by the lymphatic system with an efficiency of 98%. Compared with ordinary vitamin C, liposomes can transport more vitamin C into the blood circulation. Studies have found that the absorption rate of liposome-encapsulated vitamin C is more than twice that of ordinary vitamin C.
Ordinary vitamin C, or natural vitamin C in food, can increase the level of vitamin C in the blood in a short time, but the excess vitamin C will be excreted from the body through urine after a few hours. Liposomal vitamin C has a much higher absorption rate because the direct fusion of liposomes with small intestinal cells can bypass the vitamin C transporter in the intestine and release it inside the cells, and finally enter the blood circulation.
●NEWGREEN Supply Vitamin C Powder/Capsules/Tablets/Gummies
Post time: Oct-11-2024
