{"id":63,"date":"2022-04-08T12:03:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2022-11-10T07:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T07:46:55","slug":"how-much-vitamin-c-does-your-body-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/how-much-vitamin-c-does-your-body-need\/","title":{"rendered":"How much Vitamin C does your body need daily?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the most important nutrients required for our body to perform several functions is Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid. It is one of the thirteen essential vitamins&nbsp;that a human body requires on a daily&nbsp;basis. <strong>Vitamin C is necessary&nbsp;for repairing several tissues and general growth of the body. <\/strong>It plays an important role in making ligaments, blood vessels, tendons, and skin of your body. <strong>Also,&nbsp;vitamin C plays an important role for the production of a natural substance called Collagen which works as a main component for connecting tissues and 1-2% of your body&#8217;s <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php?cPath=77_274\" href=\"https:\/\/mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php?cPath=77_274\">muscle build-up<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dose of vitamin C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it&nbsp;is true that vitamin C supplements&nbsp;are applicable for all groups&nbsp;of&nbsp;people i.e. children, adults, and elderly, it is important that a human body must consume this nutrient based&nbsp;on their age group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For babies upto 6 month old, a 40mg dose is required while 7-12 months old babies need 50mg of vitamin C.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Coming to toddlers between 1-3 years, supplement of 15mg and children from 4-8 years old require 25 mg of vitamin c daily.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Finally for teenagers and&nbsp;adults, an ideal dose of 60-90 mg\/day is recommended with an extreme upper limit of 2000 mg\/day.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;However, an individual should recommend to a doctor before taking high doses of vitamin C when dealing with kidney disease, liver disease, gout, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deficiency of Vitamin C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Deficiency.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-860\" width=\"527\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Deficiency.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Deficiency-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Deficiency-471x270.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Due to low levels of nutrients, people usually take vitamin&nbsp;C supplements to maintain or increase the nutrient level in their body to avoid symptoms of its deficiency.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Low level or deficiency of vitamin C in the body could lead to a number of unwanted and troublesome diseases such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>skin disorders such as <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php?therapy=27\" href=\"https:\/\/mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php?therapy=27\">rough skin or skin ageing<\/a>,<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>weakening of bone, <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>swollen joints which may lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php?therapy=80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arthritis<\/a>, <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>slow healing of wound, <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>anaemia, <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>teeth and gum problems, <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>hair growth disorders, etc.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overdose on Vitamin C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Overdose-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Overdose-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Overdose-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Overdose-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Overdose-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vitamin-C-Overdose.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is universally true that vitamin C is very important for a human body&#8217;s needs but over intake of this supplement will not only decrease its importance but also increase the risk of several harmful effects to your body.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overconsumption of vitamin C could result in unfavourable conditions such as gastrointestinal problems, diarrhea, abdominal cramp, increased risk of cardiovascular disease in post menopause women, tissue damage, etc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is professionally recommended to conduct certain tests to determine a specific amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/category\/vitamins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vitamin C<\/a> that will be beneficial for an individual body.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REFERENCES:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/regencyhealthcare.in\/blogs-by-regencys-doctors\/why-is-vitamin-c-important-for-your-body\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/regencyhealthcare.in\/blogs-by-regencys-doctors\/why-is-vitamin-c-important-for-your-body\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fullscript.com\/blog\/vitamin-c-guide\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/fullscript.com\/blog\/vitamin-c-guide<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lcca.com\/blog\/The-ABCs-of-vitamins-Vitamin-C\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lcca.com\/blog\/The-ABCs-of-vitamins-Vitamin-C<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.cleanprogram.com\/vitamin-c\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/blog.cleanprogram.com\/vitamin-c\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more details, kindly visit below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most important nutrients required for our body to perform several functions is Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid. It is one of the thirteen essential vitamins&nbsp;that a human body requires on a daily&nbsp;basis. Vitamin C is necessary&nbsp;for repairing several tissues and general growth of the body. It plays an important role in making ligaments, blood vessels, tendons, and skin of your body. Also,&nbsp;vitamin C plays an important role for the production of a natural substance called Collagen which&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/how-much-vitamin-c-does-your-body-need\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[32,33,34,31],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vitamins-and-minerals","tag-necessary-dose","tag-overdose","tag-overdose-symptoms","tag-vitamin-c-deficiency"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/2498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mygenericpharmacy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}