However, it is widely used in Asia to keep the skin healthy, probably as an indirect effect of its antioxidant & detox properties
"People who might be susceptible to vitamin C deficiency, such as smokers, people with severe intestinal malabsorption or cachexia and cancer patients might be at increased risk of vitamin C inadequacy, may benefit from the use of vitamin C supplements under a doctor's supervision," says Dr
It gets right to work neutralizing acetaldehyde, which helps reduce its toxic effects and the inflammation that leads to that tell-tale flush
Experimentally, thiol antioxidants have shown significant promise in safeguarding LECs against oxidative damage and inhibiting cataract formation (413)
Mattson MP, Duan W, Guo Z