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BEAUTIFUL SKIN AND VITAMIN C

ACTIONS:  Antioxidants help the body trap and get rid of free radicals that can cause damage to the human body, including the skin.

GOOD FOR:  Vitamin C helps to keep skin looking younger by giving skin its’ elasticity and by reducing the amount of so-called free radical damage that occurs from sun exposure by neutralizing them. Damage from the sun includes wrinkles and age spots.

The active form of vitamin C is L-ascorbic acid. Vitamin C is water-soluble and is an essential vitamin, which means that we must get it from the foods we eat or from supplements.

RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance):              
Women 19 years and older – 75 mg

Pregnant women 19 years and older – 85 mg

Breastfeeding women 19 years and older – 120 mg

Women between 14 and 18 years – 65 mg

My favorite food sources: per serving in milligrams (mg)   

• Red pepper raw, sweet ½ cup (95)
• Orange juice, ¾ cup (93)
• Papaya, 1 cup (88.3)
• Orange, 1 medium (70)
• Kiwi, 1 medium (64)
• Green pepper raw, sweet ½ cup (60)
• Broccoli, cooked ½ cup (51)
• Broccoli, raw ½ cup (48)
• Brussel sprouts, cooked ½ cup (48)

TOXICITY: Low risk

BOTTOM LINE: Eat more fruits and vegetables, which tend to be rich in vitamin C and along with vitamin E (#vitaminE, #beautifulskin), you too can have beautiful, glowing skin.

Remember Eat Well & Be Fit 

Nutrient Data Source: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods