Vitamin C [1] might not keep you from catching a cold, but not getting an adequate amount of the vitamin can keep you from burning fat.

A study from Arizona State [2] found that folks with low-blood concentrations of vitamin C, who walked on treadmills for a 60-minute session, burned 25 percent less fat than other participants with adequate amounts of C. Fortunately, a simple dose of vitamin C remedied the lackluster fat-burning potential of the participants. Vitamin C [3] is necessary for creating the compound carnitine [4], which helps turn fat into fuel.

While the recommended daily intake of vitamin C [5] is low, 90mg for men and 75mg for women, many health advocates recommend larger daily doses. Holistic health doctor Andrew Weil [6] recommends 200mg daily, while the Linus Pauling Institute [7] (named for the scientist that made the vitamin famous) recommends 400mg daily. The health team at Real Age [8] recommends consuming 1,200mg daily between foods and supplements.

On this note, I am going to add some strawberries [9] to my cereal tomorrow morning since a half cup contains 42mg of vitamin C.

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