How does vitamin C perform in the body

How does vitamin C perform in the body? What is the impairment caused by deficiency of vitamin C? Why this scarcity was also termed as sailor’s disease?

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Vitamin C or ascorbic acid, contributes in the metabolism of collagen and it is basic for the integrity of blood capillaries.

The Scurvy is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C. It is characterized by tissue lesions in the lips, skin, nose and joints. Scurvy, or scorbutus, was as well termed as sailor’s disease as in maritime voyages of the past it was not ordinary to get on board food which contained vitamin C, such as citric fruits. Therefore the sailors became ill with scurvy.

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