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Vitamin C

Selected References:

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  • Institute of Medicine. 2000. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Dietary_Reference_Intakes.aspx [Accessed 01/2021].
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  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements. 2021. Vitamin C Fact Sheet. Available at: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional/ and https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/ [Accessed 01/2023].
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  • Steiner AZ, et al.; Reproductive Medicine Network. 2020. The effect of antioxidants on male factor infertility: the Males, Antioxidants, and Infertility (MOXI) randomized clinical trial. Fertil Steril, 113(3):552-560.e3.
  • 2015. National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28. Nutrients: Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid (mg). https://ods.od.nih.gov/pubs/usdandb/VitaminC-Food.pdf [Accessed 01/2021].

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