Vitamin C test is to detect the level of vitamin c through blood sample. Vitamin C plays an important role in the growth and repair of body tissues including repairing maintaining cartilage, bones and teeth, healing wounds and forming scar tissue, and aids in making skin, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels.
Vitamin C deficiency can cause anemia, scurvy, gingivitis, bleeding gums and weakened tooth enamel, decreased ability to fight infection and heal wounds, nosebleeds and easy bruising, dry, splitting hair and dry, rough skin, inflamed joints, weight gain caused by a slowed metabolism. For all these reasons this test is required.
Vitamin C levels generally reflect recent intake amounts more than body stores. Vitamin C levels of less than 0.3 mg/dL indicate significant deficiency, while levels that exceed 0.6 mg/dL indicate sufficient intake.
