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For people who want to learn about the health benefits of vitamin C, there is a special day of the year, April 4th.
It is a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, helps to deactivate highly reactive molecules known as free radicals that cause cell damage. It strengthens immunity. Forms collagen. He heals wounds.
Vitamin C was discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928, and in 1933 it became the first vitamin obtained chemically. It is included in the list of essential medicinal products of the World Health Organization.