Why it is WRONG that some Doctors Believe Vitiligo Patients should Avoid Vegetables and Fruits that Contain Vitamin C in the Past?

Why shouldn’t vitiligo patients avoid vegetables and fruits that contain more vitamin C, like what we believed in the Past? For this interesting topic, we will explain and introduce it in detail below.

The first thing is to introduce what is vitamin C. Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is stable in dry and light-free conditions, but is easily destroyed during processing and cooking, and it is also susceptible to oxidation and decomposition.

The physiological role of vitamin C is to participate in the redox process in the body, maintain the normal energy metabolism of tissue cells and regulate intracellular redox reactions. Many doctors in the past believe Vitamin C will have a negative effect on the vitiligo skin by inhibiting the oxidation of dopaquinone in the skin, so that the dark oxidative pigments in the skin are reduced to light oxidative pigments, thus inhibiting the formation of melanin and the precipitation of pigments.

But in reality, the condition of patients who eat food that contains Vitamin C did not get worse condition, some of their vitiligo improved. So why is that?

To answer this question, recent research has found that vitamin C is of prime importance to improve the immune disorder which is the biggest cause of vitiligo skin disorder. The effects of vitamin C in the management and prevention of vitiligo are manifold. It helps recover skin color by exerting its anti-oxidant potential as well as by avoiding the stimulation of the immune system.

According to the above principles, vitiligo patients should not be prohibited to eat fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C. They should not be too nervous about how much vitamin C they should eat, as long as they don’t take tons of vitamin C table every day, it will not have a negative impact on their condition, they could and should have those fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C in their daily life to help fight with vitiligo.