Truvia Natural Sweetener is the newest in a line of no-calorie sweeteners, but this one is different; Truvia Natural Sweetener is made from the plant stevia, an herb used throughout South America and Japan for centuries. However, in the US, stevia has only been sold as a dietary supplement due to FDA concerns.
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.
1 Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin. 2  Water-soluble nutrients are not stored in the body. 3  Amounts in excess of what the body needs for any given day are excreted in the urine.4  Vitamin C is a highly effective anti-oxidant. 5  An anti-oxidant is a molecule that slows or prevents cell damage caused by free-radicals.rintable fact sheet (PDF /2 pages). 1  Vitamin C is required for growth and repair of tissues in all parts of the body. 2  It is essential for life and in healing wounds and maintaining the integrity of gums, bones, and teeth. 3  Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin. 4  Water-soluble nutrients are not stored in the body.