Supporting a healthy immune system is important. Vitamin C has antioxidant activity and helps neutralize damaging free radicals in the body, as well as helps support the immune system. Additionally, vitamin C aids in iron absorption and is necessary for the body to synthesize collagen, which is essential for healthy skin.
- Helps support a healthy immune system.
- Helps protect against damaging free radicals.
- Helps support collagen synthesis.
- Aids with the absorption of iron.
What are the benefits of vitamin C?
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is important for the normal production and function of immune system cells. As an antioxidant, vitamin C helps protect our body’s cells, including immune cells, from oxidative damage by helping to quench free radical species. These offenders can be generated during normal metabolism as well as through exposure to toxins and pollutants and are detrimental to overall health. In addition to its role as an antioxidant, vitamin C enhances iron absorption in the intestine and is required for collagen formation, the synthesis of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, and in the metabolism of fat from your diet into cellular energy.
What are the recommended intakes for vitamin C?
Multiple factors, including age, gender, life stage and smoking status, affect the amount of vitamin C a person needs. Therefore, the Institute of Medicine’s Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C varies slightly between men and women of different life stages and conditions. It is recommended that men and women 19 years and older consume 90 mg and 75 mg per day, respectively. This recommendation increases in men and women who smoke to 125 mg and 110 mg, respectively, due to the increased oxidative stress they experience. Recommendations for pregnant and breast feeding women are 85 mg per day and 120 mg per day, respectively, and are higher to address the increased needs of mother and baby.
What foods provide vitamin C?
Fruits, fruit juice and vegetables are rich sources of vitamin C. Oranges, orange juice, red bell peppers, strawberries and broccoli are examples of a few foods that provide excellent amounts of vitamin C per serving. Unfortunately, nationally representative research data demonstrates that Americans are not meeting recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake or vitamin C intake on average, resulting in a significant prevalence (37%) of Americans with inadequate dietary vitamin C intake.3 A vitamin C supplement can help fill this key nutrient gap.3
Suggested Use: Chew one to two tablets daily, preferably with a meal.
Ingredients: Sorbitol, Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Corn Starch, Magnesium, Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Sucralose, Yellow 6 Lake, Natural and Artificial Orange Flavors, Natural Orange Juice Powder, Lactose (Milk), Red 40 Lake.
No Preservatives. No Yeast or Gluten.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature, tightly closed.
Avoid excessive heat.
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KIRKLAND SIGNATURE VITAMIN C 1000MG WITH ROSE HIPS AND CITRUS BIOFLAVONOID COMPLEX 500 TABLES
Kirkland Signature Vitamin C is a high potency, nutritional supplement. In addition to Vitamin C, our product also contains a citrus complex of bioflavonoids, which assist in the body's absorption of Vitamin C, and rose hips, which are a natural source of Vitamin C.
Vitamin C is an essential daily vitamin and has many important functions in the body. It helps:
- Support the immune system
- Promote antioxidant activity
What role does it play?
While Vitamin C is essential to our overall good health, it is water soluble so any Vitamin C not used by the body is readily eliminated. That means that this important vitamin needs to be replenished daily. Vitamin C is vital because it is now known to play multiple supporting roles in keeping people feeling their best.
For instance, Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant, which may help to protect the body's cells from potential oxidative damage of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and free radicals. In addition, Vitamin C may help strengthen the immune system function. With the challenges of daily living, maintaining immune function through proper nutrition, exercise and the right amount of sleep is one of the best things you can do for your body.
Furthermore, Vitamin C is considered one of the key building blocks in the body. For example, Vitamin C is required for the synthesis of collagen, as well as other substances in the body. Collagen, in turn, supports connective tissue health, and that includes the health of teeth, gums and bones. So, Vitamin C, directly and indirectly supports many areas of good health in the body.
What are Alternative Food Sources?
There are many great food sources of Vitamin C, providing we have the time to eat right. Some fruits and vegetables are considered excellent sources of Vitamin C. However, to get the same amount of Vitamin C as in one Kirkland Signature™ Vitamin C 1000 mg tablet, you would need to eat over 8 cups of raw oranges or over 10 cups of raw grapefruit or broccoli florets from 3 heads of the vegetable!
As we rush through our busy days, we don’t always have the time to eat right and get the recommended daily intake of Vitamin C. By taking high potency Kirkland Signature™ Vitamin C 1000 mg each day, coupled with citrus bioflavonoids that help with the uptake of Vitamin C plus rose hips, you won’t leave getting the right amount of Vitamin C to chance.
Suggested Use: Adults - Take one to two tablets daily, preferably with a meal.
NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS OR FLAVORS
NO PRESERVATIVES
NO YEAST OR GLUTEN
CAUTION: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medication, consult your doctor before use. Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.