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Ingredient

Vitamin C (Ascorbate)

Strong

An essential vitamin with the strongest evidence at modest daily doses.

How it works

Water-soluble antioxidant and enzymatic cofactor for collagen synthesis and norepinephrine biosynthesis.

Evidence

Pharmacopoeia-grade adequacy evidence; tissue saturation at modest doses.

Studies

Levine et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci, 1996
Pharmacokinetic basis for tissue saturation at modest oral doses.
PubMed 8623000 ↗

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