Problems when we lack vitamin C

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers on the effects of vitamin C deficiency on blood vessel integrity and overall health. Participants explore biological mechanisms, evolutionary aspects, and personal dietary habits related to vitamin C intake.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about the relationship between vitamin C deficiency and weakened blood vessels.
  • Another participant expresses a lack of biological knowledge but seeks assistance on the topic.
  • Some participants suggest that vitamin C contributes to the strength of blood vessels, implying that insufficient intake may lead to increased susceptibility to illness.
  • One participant explains that vitamin C is essential for collagen production, which is crucial for the structure and strength of blood vessels and bones.
  • This participant also notes that humans have lost the ability to synthesize vitamin C, necessitating dietary intake to maintain health.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present various viewpoints on the role of vitamin C in maintaining blood vessel health, with no clear consensus on the specifics of its effects or the implications of deficiency.

Contextual Notes

Some claims depend on biological processes that may require further clarification, such as the exact mechanisms by which vitamin C influences collagen production and vascular health.

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can you tell me why when we lack vitamin C, our blood vessels get weak and become easily broken?thx in advance
 
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i don't have a good background on biology so any help is highly appreciated.
 
I guess because it helps make the vessels "stronger", so if we don't enough vitamin C, we will get sick sooner. Thats the way I think it is, uhmmm hope someone will help you with more information anyway..-lol-
I drink a lot of juices, eat lots of vegetables everyday.
 
Vitamin C is part of the process that makes collagen protein, and collagen is the building block of squamos epithelium - which makes up the blood vessels. Collagen fibers provide strenght and flexibility.


Basically throughout our evolution we lost ability to produce Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and we need to intake a whole lot of vitamins. If you don't take them your blood vessels as well as your bones become weaker, and when you get cut or break your bones you won't heal fast, let alone heal at all.
 
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