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List of causes of Vitamin C deficiency
Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Vitamin C deficiency) that could possibly cause Vitamin C deficiency includes:
- Inadequate diet
- Alcoholism
- Homelessness
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- Vitamin C supplementation during pregnancy may increase the risk of wheezing but vitamin E may decrease the risk
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Vitamin C deficiency:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
This deficiency’s primary cause is a diet lacking in vitamin C-rich foods, such as citrus fruits, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, spinach, and berries. Because the body can’t store this water-soluble vitamin in large amounts, the supply needs to be replenished daily. Other causes include:
❑ destruction of vitamin C in foods by overexposure to air or by overcooking
❑ excessive ingestion of vitamin C during pregnancy, which causes the neonate to require large amounts of the vitamin after birth
❑ marginal intake of vitamin C during periods of physiologic stress — caused by infectious disease, for example — which can deplete tissue saturation of vitamin C.
Historically common among sailors and others deprived of fresh fruits and vegetables for long periods of time, vitamin C deficiency is uncommon today in the United States, except in alcoholics, people on restricted-residue diets, and infants weaned from breast milk to cow’s milk without a vitamin C supplement.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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