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Vitamin C supports collagen formation and helps the body absorb nonheme iron. Preventing deficiency does not mean extra vitamin C prevents cancer or cardiovascular disease.
Also indexed as: Ascorbic acid · Ascorbate
Vitamin C supports collagen formation and helps the body absorb nonheme iron. Preventing deficiency does not mean extra vitamin C prevents cancer or cardiovascular disease.
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Collagen biosynthesis / antioxidant chemistry / iron absorption
Vitamin C supports collagen formation and helps the body absorb nonheme iron. Preventing deficiency does not mean extra vitamin C prevents cancer or cardiovascular disease.
Established prevention and correction of vitamin C deficiency, including scurvy. Broader disease-prevention supplementation claims are not supported by the selected evidence.
A nutrient requirement does not establish benefit above adequate intake. Antioxidant activity is not proof of clinical cancer prevention.
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Established prevention and correction of vitamin C deficiency, including scurvy. Broader disease-prevention supplementation claims are not supported by the selected evidence.
Limitations: A nutrient requirement does not establish benefit above adequate intake. Antioxidant activity is not proof of clinical cancer prevention.
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Excess supplemental intake can cause diarrhea, nausea and abdominal cramps. Kidney-stone and iron-overload considerations matter in susceptible people.
Iron-overload disorders and kidney-stone history require individualized clinical assessment.
Cancer chemotherapy/radiation and some lipid-treatment combinations require professional review; do not assume antioxidant supplements are harmless during treatment.
United States: dietary-supplement status is product-specific, not FDA approval of disease treatment. Food, supplement and drug formulations must not be assumed interchangeable.
Read the official sourceThis is not an exhaustive safety list. Regulatory status varies by jurisdiction and product; investigational use is not approval.
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