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The Vitamin C Photo Credit to Gorgy Weil via Flickr

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Outline Photo Credit to Tampa Bay Informers via Flickr

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Photo Credit to GFO Infographics via Flickr

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Functions & Roles of Vitamin C Promotes protein synthesis Absorption Regenerates Co-Enzyme

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Functions & Roles of Vitamin C Photo Credit to Blake Facey via Flickr

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Vitamin C as an Antioxidant Ascorbic Acid Dehydroascorbic acid

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Therapeutic - Vitamin C Photo Credit to Phalinn Ooi via Flickr

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Therapeutic - Vitamin C Photo Credit to Avramc via Flickr Photo Credit to Roberto Saltori via Flickr

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Form of Vitamin C Photo Credit to Erix via Flickr

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Consumption- Vitamin C http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/chp/cdrr/nutrition/facts/vitaminc.html Photo Credit to EpsoDe

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Photo Credit to Keith Williamson via Flickr

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Vitamin C - Food Sources http://www.ironmagazine.com/2013/vitamin-c-post-workout-lowers-cortisol-increases-recovery/

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Photo Cedit to Tafkbecky via Flickr

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Vitamin C Toxicity-Related Problems Photo Credit to Newsletter Designer via Flickr

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Photo Credit to Brett Jordan via Flickr

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Vitamin C - Deficiency Scorbutic Gums Pinpoint Hemorrhages Photo Credit to Tutora Print

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Vitamin C Deficiency: Scurvy Photo credit to Keith Williamson via Flikr Photo Credit to Notman 05 via Flickr

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Signs and Symptoms of Scurvy Bleeding Lack of Healing Brittle Bones Anemia Infection Muscles deteriorate Photo Credit to Moi of Ra via Flickr

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The Vitamin Song Via youtube

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Vitamin C HIGHLIGHTS Vitamin C RDA Men: 90 mg/day Women: 75 mg/day Smokers: +35 mg/day Upper Level Intake for Adults: 2000 mg/day Destroyed by heat and oxygen Raw Fruits and vegetables every day

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Work Cited Deglin, Judith Hopfer, and April Hazard Vallerand. Daviss Drug Guide for Nurses 11 th Edition, PA: F. A. Davis Company, 2009.Print. Tortora, Gerald, and Bryan Derrickson. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 12. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons INC, 2009.Print. Whitney, Eleanor Noss, and Sharon Rady Rolfes. Understanding Nutrition 12th Edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 2010. Print. Whitney, Eleanor Noss and Sharon Rady Rolfes. Understanding Nutriton 11 th.ed. Belmont,CA:Thompson Higher Education,2008.Print. Images Provided though Flickr