There have been 10,000 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Hong Kong in recent days. The Center for Health Protection pointed out that BA.5 has become the mainstream, its transmission is high and will accelerate the transmission, and the community transmission chain will also increase. They have been infected but have not been vaccinated for more than 3 months or more. It is believed that their immunity will gradually decline over time, which will have an impact on the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong in the future.
According to the current trend of rapid transmission, many people are inevitably a little worried regarding “sooner or later being infected”. In fact, if you can take adequate epidemic prevention measures, maintain a good diet and work and rest habits, and supplement with appropriate amount of vitamin C, you will be able to enhance the body’s resistance. , reduce the risk of infection.
However, some people cannot get enough vitamin C through their daily diet. Drinking vitamin C granules is the most common and effective way to supplement. to the opposite effect.
drinking method
‧After drinking vitamin C granules, pig liver should not be eaten immediately, because vitamin C is easily oxidized and destroyed when encountering trace metal ions, especially copper ions and iron ions. Pig liver is a food rich in copper. Every 100 grams of pigs Liver contains regarding 2.6 mg of copper. If taken with vitamin C at the same time, the copper ions in pig liver can make vitamin C lose its original effect.
‧Do not brew tea or other beverages to prevent substances in tea or other beverages from chemically reacting with vitamin C, which may produce harmful substances.
‧Infusions such as bubble tablets should not be swallowed directly, but need to be brewed with warm or cold water. The water temperature is generally 40℃ or below. Too high water temperature will destroy vitamin C.
‧If you don’t drink it for a long time following brewing, vitamin C will be oxidized and become invalid, so you should drink it immediately to prevent it from being oxidized due to excessive exposure to air.
attention amount
‧It must be noted that adults generally need regarding 75 to 100 mg per day, and the maximum daily intake is 1000 mg. Long-term excessive intake may cause side effects such as headache, nausea, diarrhea due to excessive gastric acid secretion, and gastrointestinal cramps. Patients with kidney disease who take high doses of vitamin C for a long time are more likely to produce calcium oxalate and cause kidney stones.
‧It is generally not recommended for children to take vitamin C supplements to prevent excessive intake. It is recommended that children should consume fresh fruits and vegetables. They only need to eat 1 to 2 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables a day, and they can get enough vitamin C.