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As you  might have learned from my last Tele-seminar, CARDIOVASCULAR Health & HEART Disease Prevention,

to  all the  benefits of vitaminC, you can now  add decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Vitamin C is found widely in most of the fruits and vegetables. A daily intake of a variety of fresh raw fruits and vegetables will ensure or fulfill the daily recommended dosage. Vitamin C food includes citrus fruits and fruit juices like oranges, limes, lemons, tangerines, Indian gooseberry and guava. Other vitamin C foods include green peppers, papaya, mangoes, strawberries, cantaloupe, dark leafy greens, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, red peppers, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, potatoes and sweet potatoes. Recommended daily allowance for vitamin C is 75 mg for adult women and 90 mg for adult man. The requirement of vitamin C increases during pregnancy, breastfeeding, among smokers, people with gastrointestinal diseases and hyperthyroidism.
Keep the following points in mind for better availability of vitamin C

1.     Cooking can destroy vitamin C to a large extent. So it is preferable to include fresh and raw fruits and vegetables in the form of whole fruits, fruit juices or salads to ensure maximum availability.

2.     Vitamin C is a very fragile vitamin and can be oxidized easily. So cut a fruit or vegetable only when needed because if left open then there is loss of this vitamin.

3.     Vitamin C is water soluble so can be easily lost in water. Don’t cut a fruit or vegetable after chopping.

4.     Vitamin C is present in small amounts in animal tissues but before reaching the table it is either destroyed due to exposure to air or during processing or cooking.

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