WASH-AND-WEAR VITAMIN C.Getting your daily dose of vitamin C vitamin C or ascorbic acid Water-soluble organic compound important in animal metabolism. Most animals produce it in their bodies, but humans, other primates, and guinea pigs need it in the diet to prevent scurvy. could soon be as simple as getting dressed in the morning. That's if you sport the Fuji Fuji (f  `jē), city (1990 pop. 222,490), Shizuoka prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan, on Suruga Bay. Spinning Company's new vitamin C-soaked T-shirt, which hits stores
in early 2002. It's made from a fiber containing a chemical called
pro-vitamin, which turns into vitamin C when it interacts with chemicals
on your skin. One T-shirt provides about as much vitamin C as two lemons
and lasts up to 30 washes. Prefer to eat your vitamins? Try citrus
fruits citrus fruits, widely used edible fruits of plants belonging to Citrus and related genera of the family Rutaceae (orange family). Included are the tangerine, citrange, tangelo, orange, pomelo, grapefruit, lemon, lime, citron, and kumquat. , tomatoes, and leafy leaf·y adj. leaf·i·er, leaf·i·est 1. Covered with or having leaves. 2. Consisting of leaves: Spinach is a leafy green vegetable. 3. Similar to or resembling a leaf. green vegetables. Vitamin C helps the body grow strong bones, heal wounds, and fight disease. |
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