The larva may look like the maggot stage of a housefly or the caterpillar stage of a butterfly or moth. It is able to live on its own and secures its own food from the surrounding environment. After a period of time, the larva builds itself some kind of protective shell such as a cocoon.
The recommended dietary allowance for vitamin C is 75 milligrams for women and 90 milligrams for men per day. For a healthy and robust heart, include vitamin C-rich foods in your diet such as oranges, strawberries, watermelon, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, cauliflower and cabbage.
March 15, 2005 -- Vitamin E harms more than it helps, a large study shows. Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant, thought to clear the body of harmful oxygen compounds called free radicals. By soaking up free radicals, researchers hoped that vitamin E would prevent cancer and heart disease. That doesn't happen, finds Eva Lonn, MD, of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and colleagues.