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vitamin C deficiency

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vitamin C deficiency
Scurvy A condition caused by inadequate intake of vitamin C, characterized by fatigue, bleeding gums, poor wound healing, ↓ resistance to infections, weight loss. See Rebound scurvy, Vitamin C.


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Damascus, (SANA)- Danish researchers say animal studies suggest vitamin C deficiency may impair mental development.
Byline: ANI Washington, Sept 3 (ANI): A new study has revealed that vitamin C deficiency may impair the mental development of newborn babies.
There may or may not be a "natural citrus complex," but no such ill-defined complex is involved with the vitamin C deficiency disease scurvy.
 
 
 
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