Vitamin c in the carnivore diet

In order to continue to deal with the particularities of the carnivorous diet, we will go into a topic of special relevance and that usually worries a lot to those who decide to undertake this diet. The issue we will analyze is vitamin C and how it is related to the carnivorous diet.

In previous topics we have delved into the importance of vitamin C for our body. It is easy to notice that if we eliminate vegetables and fruits from our diet, we would be suppressing the main sources of obtaining vitamins naturally. That said, how is it possible to sustain a carnivorous diet if we have to give up these sources of vitamins?

To answer this and other questions, we present the following guide.

Vitamin C and meats

We must start from the fact that meats do have vitamin C, only that they are extremely poor in it, every person who maintains a balanced diet needs to turn to vegetables and fruits to get the vitamin C they need. Regarding this issue, the scientific community has conducted studies that have yielded surprising results. It turns out that followers of the carnivorous diet do not have lower rates of vitamin C than those who eat vegetables and fruits, but how can this be possible.

Well, this is mainly due to glucose, which is present in carbohydrates, and glucose is a natural inhibitor for vitamin C. Therefore, the more glucose, the lower the absorption of vitamin C for our body. All this means that when we completely eliminate carbohydrates from our diet, our body reacts much better to the absorption of vitamin C provided by the food we eat.

That said, what this study shows is that those who consume carbohydrates need more vitamin C than those who maintain a meat-based diet, which is why it is possible to sustain healthy levels of vitamin C in our body by consuming only meats.

Another important issue is that contrary to what many people think, there are parts of the meats that have good levels of vitamin C, an example of this are the viscera and muscle areas.

Fresh and processed meats.

Continuing with this issue, and for those who at this point are still worried that a carnivorous diet may lead to an insufficiency of vitamin C in our body, we have to tell them that you only need 10 milligrams of vitamin C a day. Contrary to what many pharmaceuticals and food brands have led us to believe, we need very little vitamin C in our bodies and it is very easy to consume 10 milligrams a day, even if you only eat meats.

Fresh meats are much richer in vitamins than processed meats, eating fresh meats will more than fulfill your body's vitamin C intake. However, processed meats have the amount of vitamin C you need, so that being said, if you want to be more relaxed, eat more fresh meats than processed meats. Although you need not fear that one day you will overindulge in processed meats, because as we have told you before, you don't need as much vitamin C to maintain healthy patterns.

Carnitine

Another very important point, when talking about vitamin C, is carniti