The X and Y Chromosomes Determine Your Sex. One chromosome pair - the sex chromosomes - is unique. You don't necessarily end up with a matching pair. Typically females have two X chromosomes and males have an X and a Y. Mothers always pass an X chromosome on to their children.
On the other hand, the absorption of nonheme iron, the major dietary pool, is greatly influenced by meal composition. Ascorbic acid is a powerful enhancer of nonheme iron absorption and can reverse the inhibiting effect of such substances as tea and calcium/phosphate.
Some of the most pronounced benefits of vitamin C include faster healing of wounds and lower incidence of colds and flu. Be reminded that not all forms of ascorbic acid acts as vitamin C, and not all ascorbate supplements are formulated as vitamins. Buffered vitamin C is one ascorbate supplement that has been proven to get converted into active metabolites of vitamin C.