Ascorbic acid is a factor in the maintenance of good health that aids the body by contributing to iron absorption from food, assisting in the metabolism of fats and proteins and contributing to normal energy yielding metabolism, contributing to cell protection from free radical damage and from oxidative stress and contributing to the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical stress. It also contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels, bones, cartilage, gums, skin, and teeth, as well as normal physiological function, immune system, and nervous system function, the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, the regeneration of the reduced form of Vitamin E, and in connective tissue formation and wound healing.