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2. Vitamin C - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue, the formation of collagen, and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters. It is required for the functioning of several enzymes and is important for immune system function. [6] It also functions as an antioxidant.

3. Intravenous ascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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   Alternative medicine. Intravenous Ascorbic Acid or PAA, pharmacologic ascorbic acid [1] (also known as vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid ), is a process that delivers soluble ascorbic acid directly into the bloodstream. It is not approved for use to treat any medical condition.

4. Dehydroascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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   Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) is an oxidized form of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). It is actively imported into the endoplasmic reticulum of cells via glucose transporters. [1] It is trapped therein by reduction back to ascorbic acid by glutathione and other thiols. [2] The (free) chemical radical semidehydroascorbic acid (SDA) also belongs to the ...

5. Kidney stone disease - Wikipedia

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   22.1 million (2015) [ 5 ] Deaths. 16,100 (2015) [ 6 ] Kidney stone disease, also known as renal calculus disease, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis, is a crystallopathy where a solid piece of material (renal calculus) develops in the urinary tract. [ 2 ] Renal calculi typically form in the kidney and leave the body in the urine stream. [ 2 ]

6. Malnutrition - Wikipedia

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   High food prices is a major factor preventing low income households from getting nutritious food [1] [5] For example, Khan and Kraemer (2009) found that in Bangladesh, low socioeconomic status was associated with chronic malnutrition since it inhibited purchase of nutritious foods (like milk, meat, poultry, and fruits). [80]

7. Retinol - Wikipedia

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   Retinol, also called vitamin A 1, is a fat-soluble vitamin in the vitamin A family that is found in food and used as a dietary supplement. [3] Retinol or other forms of vitamin A are needed for vision, cellular development, maintenance of skin and mucous membranes , immune function and reproductive development. [ 3 ]