Vitamin C - Biochemical Testing of Vitamin C Status
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This section aims to assist health care providers in the clinical assessment of the nutritional status of Vitamin C in patients.
Testing Vitamin C Nutritional Status
Direct measurement of Vitamin C (L-Ascorbate) in Plasma, White Blood Cells, Red Blood Cells or whole Blood has been demonstrated to be a convenient, reliable index of recent dietary intake of Vitamin C.
Plasma Vitamin C
The most common method of testing Vitamin C status is Plasma Ascorbate determination:
Plasma Vitamin C levels vary directly with the dietary or supplemental intake of Vitamin C.
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