1. Ukuthintela i-scurvy

IVithamin C inokukhuthaza ukwakheka kwecollagen, ithintele ukopha kweentsini, ithintele ukudodobala kweentsini kunye nokukhululeka kwamazinyo. Ke ngoko, ukulandela ingcebiso kagqirha yokutya ivithamin C ngokumodareyitha kunokuthintela ngokufanelekileyo i-scurvy.

2. I-Antioxidant

I-Vitamin C ineepropathi ze-antioxidant kwaye inokuphelisa i-radicals yamahhala engaphezulu emzimbeni, ngaloo ndlela ilibazisa ukuguga. Ukongeza, ivithamin C inokuthintela ukwakheka kwelipids emzimbeni, igcine ingqibelelo yemithambo yegazi, ithintele i-coronary atherosclerosis, kwaye incede ukukhusela izifo zentliziyo.

3. Ukuphucula ukufunxa umzimba kwentsimbi

I-Vitamin C inokunciphisa i-iron e-trivalent ekutyeni ukuya kwi-iron divalent, okwenza kube lula ukuba umzimba ufunxe. Ukuxhaswa ngokufanelekileyo kwe-vitamin C kunokunceda ukukhusela ukwenzeka kwe-anemia yokusilela kwesinyithi.

Ukongeza, i-vitamin C nayo inefuthe lokuphucula ukugonywa. Ngoko ke, ukutya okunevithamin C eninzi kubomi bemihla ngemihla, njengemifuno neziqhamo ezitsha, kunokunceda ukugcina impilo entle. Ukuba izigulane kufuneka zithathe iyeza le-vitamin C, kufuneka zikwenze oko phantsi kwesikhokelo sikagqirha ukuphepha ukungahambi kakuhle okubangelwa ukusetyenziswa ngokugqithiseleyo.