Juices contain more vitamin C

Posted by admin on October 11th, 2009
A team from the University of Santiago de Compostela has confirmed that most of fruit juices and soft drinks, contain much more vitamin C than Juiceswritten on the product.

From 17 samples analyzed, is seen as liquids containing more vitamin C, were: apple juice (840 mg / l), and orange (352-739 ml / l) – written while the values for the amount of products vitamin C to these liquids varironin from 30.2 to 261 mg / l, writes the magazine “Food Chemistry”.

Vitamin C is often used as additional nutritional industry, it is not surprising its large content in fluids which are already rich in this important vitamin.

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Vitamin C for brain development

Posted by admin on September 13th, 2009

A new study conducted to experimental animals has shown that lack of vitamin C can damage the early development of the newborn brain. f.0906102448311_m

Results from this study published in the journal “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” shows that the brain is very sensitive to small deficit as vitamin C.

Greater amount of vitamin C is concentrated in brain nerve cells, while in case of its low level, the brain takes all the amount of vitamin C for themselves, which shows the importance of this vitamin for brain development and activity.

Experiments in mice have shown that fetuses of minjve who have not been able to transport vitamin C to the brain, had developed serious brain damage.

Since the people have to provide this vitamin through food, the study authors assert that taking adequate vitamin C to pregnant and to women who give breastfeeding , is crucial for the child’s mental development.

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