Most people already know the role of vitamin C terhdadap health of the body, namely as an antioxidant, a cofactor for collagen formation and divide the hormone, as well as to enhance the body's immune system to prevent various diseases.
As an antioxidant, said Dr. Fiastuti Witjaksono, vitamin C can act to prevent cell damage from oxidation processes. The result is aging, cancer, heart disease and so on.
Conversely, information specialists that vitamin C can boost the risk of infection and prolonged wound healing process. Further Fiastuti said vitamin C is more widely available in fruits like kiwi, pepaaya, mango, pineapple and citrus fruits other. But in the modern era of vitamin C supplements is also presented in the packaging.
Note levels of vitamin C in the body very rapidly declined and easily lost from the body tissues. For that we need to consume fruits high in vitamin C regularly in order to keep the needs in the body.
Every day the normal body requires vitamin C intake as much as 45mg. for pregnant women and for breastfeeding mothers 60mg/day 85mg/day. The question is whether vitamin C is effective for the body?Whether sourced from fresh fruit or supplements that practical? Answer that question Zespri Asia marketing manager Judy Lee shows the results of preclinical trials on kiwi fruit green and yellow at the University of Otago in New Zealand, in 2010.Research conducted on white rats with the aim of knowing the effect of vitamin C from various sources to the concentration of tissue in white mice that are deficient in vitamin C. research is also conducted to compare the effectiveness of absorption viatamin C supplements given via drinking water with vitamins obtained through sources of kiwi fruit.
Results of research conducted Margaret CM Vissers, Stephanie M Bozonet, John F. Pearson, Lewis J Braithwaite and it shows, green and yellow kiwi fruit, particularly from ZESPRI is a source of vitamin C is better than vitamin C in solution form. In addition, vitamin C in kiwifruit produced five times better absorption in tissues when compared with vitamin C from supplements. The study also concluded that vitamin C is lost more quickly in the body, but symptoms are not visible. In addition to containing vitamin C which is higher than the pad oranges, kiwis are also rich in vitamin E, folic acid, ppotasium, and carotene lutein, which helps the health of the eye.
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