Phytonutrients for Better Health: Vitamin C

Phytonutrients for Better Health: Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an antioxidant phytonutrient (plant-based) of interest for its involvement in numerous biological reactions related to immune health. Unlike other mammals, with the exception of guinea pigs, primates, including we humans, do not synthesize vitamin C in the liver. A mutation in the gulonolactone oxidase (GULO) gene means that we must rely solely…

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