DISCOVER HOW VITAMIN C CAN HELP YOUR VISION

Vitamin C and Your Eyes

Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin and a powerful antioxidant. Abundant in fruits and vegetables. However, contrary to popular believe that the Vitamin C content of Orange is so high, new discoveries show that it is highr in fresh pepper. Vitamin C helps the body form and maintain connective tissue, including collagen found in the cornea of the eye. 

Vitamin C also promotes healthy bones, skin and blood vessels, including the delicate capillaries in the retina. Studies suggest long-term consumption of vitamin C also may reduce the risk of forming a cataract and vision loss from macular degeneration.

Unlike most animals, humans are unable to produce vitamin C in the body. So we must get our daily dose of ascorbic acid from our diet. A diet deficient in vitamin C can lead to scurvy — a serious disease characterized by muscle weakness, swollen and bleeding gums, loss of teeth, bleeding under the skin, soreness and stiffness of the joints, anemia, fatigue and depression.

Want more vitamin C in your diet? Sweet red peppers have more than three times the vitamin C of orange juice.

So how much vitamin C do you need?

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