Among the reasons that have led to the dramatic increase in obesity are an increase in the intake of high fat, salt and refined sugar foods that are energy rich but otherwise low in nutritional value (vitamins, minerals, micronutrients) in combination with an increasingly sedentary nature to eve...
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, similar to B vitamins. Unlike fat-soluble nutrients, such as vitamins D and E, water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the body and must be taken in daily, according to Colorado State University. On the flip side, that also means vitamin C toxicity...