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The influence of vitamin-C intake on blood glucose measurements in COVID-19 pandemic

Zaid Al-Obaidi, Yasmeen Ali Hussien, Alaa Ali, Mohammed D. Al-Rekabi

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries · 2021 · 11 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The authors find that the presence of vitamin C in blood actively and significantly alters the glucose level readings especially with the highly consumption of vitamin C during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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