4 May 2022

We need more vitamin c the more we weigh!

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 4 May 2022

We all know it's important we chow down an orange or apple every now and then to get the vitamin C we need, but some people need more than others.

Research has told us that people who are overweight need more vitamin C to optimise their immune system, but we've never known exactly how much.

A new study co-authored by an Otago University researcher has now solved that mystery.

University of Otago associate professor Anitra Carr talks to Jesse.

Vitamin C

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