Kirkland Signature CHEWABLE VITAMIN C 500mg, 500 Tablets

Supporting a healthy immune system is important.  Vitamin C has antioxidant activity and helps neutralize damaging free radicals in the body, as well as helps support the immune system. Additionally, vitamin C aids in iron absorption and is necessary for the body to synthesize collagen, which is essential for healthy skin.

• Helps support a healthy immune system.
• Helps protect against damaging free radicals.
• Helps support collagen synthesis.
• Aids with the absorption of iron.

 What are the benefits of vitamin C?                                                                                     Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is important for the normal production and function of immune system cells.  As an antioxidant, vitamin C helps protect our body’s cells, including immune cells, from oxidative damage by helping to quench free radical species. These offenders can be generated during normal metabolism as well as through exposure to toxins and pollutants and are detrimental to overall health. In addition to its role as an antioxidant, vitamin C enhances iron absorption in the intestine and is required for collagen formation, the synthesis of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, and in the metabolism of fat from your diet into cellular energy. What are the recommended intakes for vitamin C? Multiple factors, including age, gender, life stage and smoking status, affect the amount of vitamin C a person needs. Therefore, the Institute of Medicine’s Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C varies slightly between men and women of different life stages and conditions. It is recommended that men and women 19 years and older consume 90 mg and 75 mg per day, respectively. This recommendation increases in men and women who smoke to 125 mg and 110 mg, respectively, due to the increased oxidative stress they experience.  Recommendations for pregnant and breast feeding women are 85 mg per day and 120 mg per day, respectively, and are higher to address the increased needs of mother and baby. What foods provide vitamin C?
Fruits, fruit juice and vegetables are rich sources of vitamin C. Oranges, orange juice, red bell peppers, strawberries and broccoli are examples of a few foods that provide excellent amounts of vitamin C per serving. Unfortunately, nationally representative research data demonstrates that Americans are not meeting recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake or vitamin C intake on average, resulting in a significant prevalence (37%) of Americans with inadequate dietary vitamin C intake.3  A vitamin C supplement can help fill this key nutrient gap.

Suggested Use: Chew one to two tablets daily, preferably with a meal. 
Ingredients: Sorbitol, Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Corn Starch, Magnesium, Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Sucralose, Yellow 6 Lake, Natural and Artificial Orange Flavors, Natural Orange Juice Powder, Lactose (Milk), Red 40 Lake.
No Preservatives. No Yeast or Gluten.Keep out of the reach of children.Store at room temperature, tightly closed.Avoid excessive heat.