التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Comparing the effects of supplements and food on vitamin C level elevation in the student population |
| المؤلفون: |
Pintać Šaarac, Diandra, Polovina, Teodora, Šikman, Nemanja, Vujkov, Milenko, Bajić, Dejana, Andrijević, Ljiljana, Stojčević Maletić, Jelena |
| المصدر: |
FoodTech 2024, 5th International Congress "Food Technology, Quality and Safety – FoodTech 2024", Novi Sad, Serbia, 16-18.10.2024. |
| بيانات النشر: |
Zenodo |
| سنة النشر: |
2024 |
| المجموعة: |
Zenodo |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid, Dietary Supplements, Students |
| الوصف: |
Vitamin C has many important functions in our organism. Besides its antioxidant properties, vitamin C is crucial for the biosynthesis of collagen and L-carnitine and acts as a cofactor for the family of metalloenzymes, being involved in the synthesis of catecholamines and peptide hormones. Its deficiency causes many serious health problems, such as impaired wound healing, bleeding diathesis, osteoporosis and scurvy. Students’ population often leads an unhealthy lifestyle where their diet lacks nutritional beverages such as fruits and vegetables, causing lower vitamin C levels. The first aim of this study was to assess the levels of vitamin C in the student population of the University ofNovi Sad, Serbia, and establish their everyday habits through a survey consisting of questions about their diet, average sleeping hours, consumption of vitamin C-rich foods and supplements, alcohol and cigarettes. The next aim was to investigate which form of vitamin C intake would best elevate its levels in a one-week period. Fifty respondents included in this study were divided into 4 groups, and their vitamin C levels were determined using a titrimetric method and urine test strips. Three groups were then given 500 mg of vitamin C supplements in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets and powder for 7 days, while the fourth group consumed vitamin C-rich foods. Urine was sampled on the 1st, 3rd and 7th day of the treatment. Results showed that the student population has a vitamin C deficiency. Supplementation elevated vitamin C levels in all 4 groups. Tablets expressed the best effect in the first 24 hours, while at the end of the study, both tablets and effervescent tablets caused the highest elevation. Students’ habits also influenced vitamin C levels; cigarette consumption lowered vitamin C levels by approx. 20–30%, as did less sleep and an unhealthy diet. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
conference object |
| اللغة: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://zenodo.org/communities/mfuns; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14266009; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14266010; oai:zenodo.org:14266010 |
| DOI: |
10.5281/zenodo.14266010 |
| الاتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14266010 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.5F6B9171 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |