Assertion: vitamin c's role | /r/HasProperty | critical
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text: Marisa Moore, RDN, who’s based in Atlanta, says the vitamin plays a critical role in maintaining tissues, keeping bones healthy, and protecting cells and blood vessels from damage.
text: Research has found that vitamin C plays a critical role in bone formation, so a deficiency can increase the rate of bone loss ( 26 ).
text: Vitamin C also plays a critical role in the formation of white blood cells that fight infection and in the production of collagen, the connective tissue that holds skin, bone, ligaments, and cartilage together.