Vitamin C in human health and disease is still a mystery? An overview

Akhilender Naidu, K. (2013) Vitamin C in human health and disease is still a mystery? An overview. In: Functional Foods: The Connection Between Nutrition, Health, and Food Science. CRC Press, pp. 145-168. ISBN 978-148223275-2

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Abstract

The sea voyager/sailors developed a peculiar disease called scurvy when they were on sea. This was found to be due to eating non-perishable items and lack of fresh fruits and vegetables in their diet. A British naval Physician, Lind [1] documented that there was some substance in citrus fruits that can cure scurvy. He developed a method to concentrate and preserve citrus juice for use by sailors. British Navy was given a daily ration of lime or lemon juice to overcome ascorbic acid deficiency. Ascorbic acid was first isolated from natural sources and structurally characterized by Szent-Gyorgyi, Waugh and King [2,3]. This vitamin was first synthesized by Haworth and Hirst [4]. Currently ascorbic acid is the most widely used vitamin supplement through out the world. © 2014 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ascorbic acid, human health, disease, vitamin c
Subjects:	600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 13 Nutrition-Human 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 04 Vitamins
Depositing User:	Somashekar K S
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2025 09:47
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2025 09:47
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/19837

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