{"id":20684,"date":"2020-04-13T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=20684"},"modified":"2020-04-13T09:00:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T13:00:09","slug":"how-much-vitamin-c-should-you-get-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/how-much-vitamin-c-should-you-get-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Vitamin C Should You Get Every Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">It is very important for us to get enough Vitamin C each day, however at some point our body will stop absorbing it. The magic number tends to be 200 milligrams per day because once we go over that amount, our body blocks the absorption. When we take in more than that, our body will just get rid of the excess via waste. Five servings of fruits and vegetables each day can make up the ideal amount, and it is much better to get your vitamin C in your diet compared to supplements.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">When you take more than 200 milligrams of vitamin C in a day, the body tries to block it and prevent it from entering.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Vitamin C is usually reabsorbed in the kidneys and then is pushed back into our bloodstream. Even if we take in too much Vitamin C, we&#8217;ll just get rid of it via waste.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">If you take a daily dose of Vitamin C at 200 milligrams a day, it is highly possible that you can lower your stroke risk. This is Vitamin C from a diet though, not a supplement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;When we swallow 15 mg of vitamin C, the amount we\u2019d get eating about a quarter of an orange, our body absorbs nearly 90 percent of it&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/2019\/12\/05\/how-much-vitamin-c-should-you-get-every-day\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/2019\/12\/05\/how-much-vitamin-c-should-you-get-every-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is very important for us to get enough Vitamin C each day, however at some point our body will stop absorbing it. The magic number tends to be 200 milligrams per day because once we go over that amount, our body blocks the absorption. 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