Re-evaluation of vitamin C

When ascorbic acid was discovered and was recognized as vitamin C,nearly 50 years ago, there was much interest in the possibilitythat it would turn out to be a valuable substance foruse in both prophylaxis and therapeusis, aside from its functionof preventing scurvy. Albert Szent-Györgyi himself, whohad first obtained samples of the substance, had suggestedthat the use of ascorbic acid and other vitamins in the properamounts might lead to tremendous improvement in the health ofhuman beings.