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cord-342335-awu50iev	Carr, Anitra C.	Factors Affecting Vitamin C Status and Prevalence of Deficiency: A Global Health Perspective	2020-07-01		.txt	text/plain	8971	442	49	Although these recommendations generally take into account variations in requirements based on age, sex, pregnancy and lactation, and sometimes smoking status, there are many other factors that affect vitamin C status that are not taken into consideration by these global authorities. Dietary intake of vitamin C is a key determinant of body status, with the amount consumed and the frequency of consumption correlating with plasma status and prevalence of deficiency (Table 1) [14, 15] . Numerous studies have found that even in developed countries, where there is no shortage of fresh fruit and vegetables, those who consume supplements have significantly higher vitamin C status and/or lower prevalence of deficiency (Table 2) . [14, 17, 20, 28, 42] Institutionalized Institutionalized elderly, and other institutionalized individuals (e.g., priests, prisoners, boarding school children) have lower vitamin C status and a higher prevalence of deficiency; this is partly due to a lower dietary intake.	./cache/cord-342335-awu50iev.txt	./txt/cord-342335-awu50iev.txt