Why Do Vitamin C Requirement Increase During Smoking

question 90

Multiple Choice

Why do vitamin C requirement increase during smoking?

• A)Smoking generates free radicals;their elimination consumes vitamin C
• B)Smoking degrades collagen in the lungs,which requires vitamin C for biosynthesis.
• C)Smoking alters blood pH and ascorbic acid acts as a buffer.
• D)Smoking decreases body weight and ascorbic acid is required for the regulation of satiety.

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