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'''Vitamin C''' (chemically known as '''ascorbic acid''') is a water-soluble essential nutrient. People who eat a balanced diet ''generally'' do not need to supplement their vitamin C intake. Since it promotes tissue growth and repair, supplemental vitamin C may be introduced to the diet in order to assist the healing of wounds, including those incurred by [[Body modification|body modification]]. Vitamin C also has one of the highest [[LD50]]s known to the medical community (11 900 mg kg-1 for rats). | |||
== External Links == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_c Wikipedia] article on Vitamin C | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid Wikipedia] article on chemical properties of ascorbic acid | |||
Latest revision as of 23:51, 16 September 2023
Vitamin C (chemically known as ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble essential nutrient. People who eat a balanced diet generally do not need to supplement their vitamin C intake. Since it promotes tissue growth and repair, supplemental vitamin C may be introduced to the diet in order to assist the healing of wounds, including those incurred by body modification. Vitamin C also has one of the highest LD50s known to the medical community (11 900 mg kg-1 for rats).