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You may have read recently about how vitamin C may be the cure-all for COVID-19 sufferers . Is there any truth to this? We decided to find out.
Firstly, there is no denying that vitamin C is indeed extremely important. The human body absolutely cannot do without it. A deficiency results in scurvy, which, as you can read from here , is no fun at all. Sailors in the past used to suffer and even die from scurvy because they were out at sea for months at a time and didn’t have access to fresh fruit and vegetables, which are main sources of this crucial vitamin .
We also know that vitamin C is necessary for wound healing and tissue repair, and helps reduce damage from inflammation and oxidation . It is also implicated in a variety of other health conditions ranging from cardiovascular ailments to cancer to diabetes, cataracts, anaemia and more .