In this experiment, I found out if cooking foods destroys potential vitamin levels. In this case, I focused on the vitamin C found in citrus fruits (oranges). However, you can extend the experience by also testing other vitamins and foods! Vitamin C is a vitamin necessary for the normal growth and development of your body. It also helps your body heal. Vitamin C was first used to combat a disease called scurvy. Scurvy was common among people with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables, such as remote and isolated sailors and soldiers, meaning they did not have access to essential vitamins and nutrients needed by the body to stay healthy. good health. Scientists are currently studying how high doses of vitamin C can cure cancer cells and other deadly diseases, such as lymphoma. Overall, vitamin C is vital for our health as well as our life. Since vitamin C is necessary for the growth and repair of tissues in every part of your body, it is very important for the human race. It forms proteins used to make skin, tendons and ligaments; it also produces scar tissue to heal wounds. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, so it blocks some of the damage caused by free radicals, produced when you are exposed to radiation or tobacco smoke. Since the body does not produce vitamin C, it is important to include it in your daily diet. Vitamin C is also a natural remedy for colds. Although it doesn't reduce the risk of colds, if you take vitamin C supplements regularly, it may shorten the length of your cold or make the symptoms milder. There are many fruits you can eat to get your daily source of vitamin C, such as cantaloupe, citrus fruits, kiwis, mango, papayas, pineapple, and even watermelon. But with all these fruits, there are vegetables that can replace paper...reusing oxidized L-dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) into ascorbic acid which can be reused by the body. This mechanism has not been seen in mammals that synthesize their own vitamin C. Researchers have found that vitamin C may help improve skeletal muscle fatigue in COPD patients. To test this idea, researchers led by Matthew J. Rossman of the George E. Whalen VA Medical Center and the University of Utah gave COPD patients intravenous (IV) infusions of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant capable of combating oxidative stress, or saline solution. a placebo before patients performed knee extension exercises and underwent neuromuscular function testing. Their results show that IV vitamin C infusions can improve skeletal muscle fatigue in patients with COPD, thus implicating the role of oxidative stress in the skeletal muscle problems that accompany this disease...