Vitamin C Quiz

Ascorbic acid and ascorbate

Repair of tissue, formation of collagen, enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters, and immune system function

Apes (including humans) and monkeys, most bats, some rodents, and certain other animals

<p>Discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Albert Szent-Györgyi and Walter Norman Haworth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Citrus fruits, kiwifruit, guava, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bell peppers, potatoes, and strawberries</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prolonged storage or cooking</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Treating scurvy, which is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines and available as an inexpensive generic and over-the-counter medication</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamin C</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sodium ascorbate and calcium ascorbate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It functions as a cofactor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Levels &gt; 65 μmol/L</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conscientious objectors in Britain and Iowa state prisoners</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It acts as an antioxidant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The failure of vitamin C supplementation to reduce the incidence of colds in the general population indicates that routine vitamin C supplementation is not justified.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamin C distributes readily in high concentrations into immune cells, has antimicrobial and natural killer cell activities, promotes lymphocyte proliferation, and is consumed quickly during infections, suggesting a prominent role in immune system regulation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The European Food Safety Authority found a cause and effect relationship exists between the dietary intake of vitamin C and functioning of a normal immune system in adults and in children under three years of age.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Several studies found Vitamin C to have specific antiviral effects in which it inactivates the RNA or DNA of viruses or in the assembly of the virus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>50 completed or ongoing COVID-19 clinical trials included vitamin C as a treatment as of early 2021.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reported outcomes were mortality, hospitalization duration, intensive care duration, and need for ventilation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The present meta-analysis showed that administration of vitamin C did not have any effect on major health outcomes in COVID infected patients, in comparison to either placebo/standard therapy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dose ranged from 50 mg/kg/day to 24 g/day in the COVID-19 clinical trials.</p> Signup and view all the answers