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Vitamin C/Related Articles

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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Vitamin C.

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Biologically based health practices [r]: Methods in conventional medicine, complementary and alternative medicine and traditional medicine that share the characteristic that substances used in the practice come from plants or animals ^[e]
Nutrition [r]: The study of foods and nutrients and their effects on health, growth and development of any individual. ^[e]
Nutritional medicine [r]: The treatment of signficant diseases, not directly related to a specific nutrient deficiency or food sensitivity, principally using a specialized diet ^[e]
Vitamin [r]: Add brief definition or description

Ascorbyl palmitate [r]: Add brief definition or description
Mineral ascorbates [r]: Add brief definition or description
Scurvy [r]: Multisystem disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, and an affliction of early sailors without access to fresh produce; it causes anemia and blood vessel fragility, often first manifesting bleeding gums, but can progress to internal bleeding affecting many systems, as well as weakness from anemia. ^[e]