Trifunschi, S.; Munteanu, M.F.; Borcan, F.; Tașcău, G.; Pogurschi, E.N. Plasma Vitamin C Levels Associated with the Diet and Supplement Consumption. Preprints2024, 2024010114. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0114.v1
APA Style
Trifunschi, S., Munteanu, M.F., Borcan, F., Tașcău, G., & Pogurschi, E.N. (2024). Plasma Vitamin C Levels Associated with the Diet and Supplement Consumption. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0114.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Trifunschi, S., Gyöngyvér Tașcău and Elena Narcisa Pogurschi. 2024 "Plasma Vitamin C Levels Associated with the Diet and Supplement Consumption" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0114.v1
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to show the effect of the intake of vitamin C obtained from a diet rich in fruit and vegetables or vitamin C supplements on the level of vitamin C in the plasma. The level of vitamin C in plasma were determined before the study (T1), and after five months (T2). Moreover, a medical record was carried out and a questionnaire on the habits such as general eating and specific consumption of food rich in vitamin C. Both of them were completed before and after five months. In addition, related anthropometric analyses were carried out. The results of the first determination of vitamin C level in plasma were between 1.0 and 16.0 mg/L and the results of the second determination of vitamin C in plasma were between 4.9 and 14.1 mg/L. Furthermore, it was identified that 50% of the questioned people had a low fruit intake. Raw vegetables were consumed by fewer people, the intake being higher during the main meals. The correlation of plasma vitamin C with the eating habits of the subjects to the study points out an interdependence between the consumption of fruit and vegetables and the level of vitamin C in the plasma.
Keywords
vegetables; plasma vitamin C level; humans
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology
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