Smoke and poor diet cause low vitamin C levels in India's elderly population
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
Up to three quarters of elderly people in parts of India have vitamin C deficiency, a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for human health, playing a role from maintenance and repair of tissues to antioxidant activities. This study is the first ever large screening of vitamin C blood levels in the older Indian population.
