1. Ukuvimbela i-scurvy

I-Vitamin C ingakhuthaza ukwakheka kwe-collagen, ivimbele ukopha kwezinsini, ivimbele ukuwohloka kwezinsini nokuxega kwamazinyo. Ngakho-ke, ukulandela iseluleko sikadokotela sokudla uvithamini C ngokulinganisela kungavimbela ngokuphumelelayo i-scurvy.

2. I-Antioxidant

I-Vitamin C ine-antioxidant enamandla futhi ingaqeda ama-radicals mahhala emzimbeni, ngaleyo ndlela ibambezele ukuguga. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-vitamin C ingavimbela futhi ukuhlanganiswa kwe-lipids emzimbeni, igcine ubuqotho bemithambo yegazi, ivimbele i-coronary atherosclerosis, futhi isize ekuvimbeleni izifo zenhliziyo.

3. Thuthukisa ukumuncwa umzimba kwensimbi

I-Vitamin C inganciphisa i-iron trivalent ekudleni ibe yi-iron divalent, okwenza kube lula ngomzimba ukumunca. Ukwengezwa kahle kwe-vitamin C kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ukuvela kwe-anemia yokuntuleka kwensimbi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-vitamin C nayo inomphumela wokuthuthukisa amasosha omzimba. Ngakho-ke, ukudla ukudla okunothe ngovithamini C ekuphileni kwansuku zonke, njengemifino nezithelo ezintsha, kungasiza ekulondolozeni impilo enhle. Uma iziguli zidinga ukuthatha imithi kavithamini C, kufanele zikwenze lokho ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela ukuze zigweme ukungaphatheki kahle okubangelwa ukusebenzisa ngokweqile.