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Ultimate Nutrition Vitamin C- also known as ascorbic acid- is a water-soluble vitamin that is vital for normal functioning of the body. The human body does not produce vitamin C on its own- nor does it store it. So it is important to include plenty of vitamin C-containing foods in your daily diet. The human body varies greatly in its vitamin C requirement. Its natural for one person to need 10 times as much vitamin C as another person; and a persons age and health status can dramatically change his or her need for vitamin C. The amount of vitamin C found in food varies as dramatically as our requirements. Antioxidants are nutrients that block some of the damage caused by free radicals- which are by-products that result when our bodies transform food into energy. Antioxidants- such as vitamin C and vitamin E- are an important part of the bo
