Adventure at C: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in Health, Disease, and Disease Treatment - A Paradigm for Nutrition Research

May 21, 2026

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Vitamin C physiology in healthy people is based on intake, intestinal absorption, tissue transport, renal excretion, and utilization. With this understanding, unexpected paths are revealed for disease treatment and prevention. Comprehensive characterization of vitamin physiology in healthy humans is a key foundation for intake recommendations for vitamin C. A similar strategy can be used for many vitamins, for intake recommendations and application to disease.  

Organized by ASN's Vitamins and Minerals RIS

 

Speaker

Mark Levine, MD
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

 

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe vitamin C (ascorbic acid, ascorbate) physiology and the components of tight control
  2. Describe parenteral ascorbic acid (intravenous in humans, intraperitoneal in animals) in cancer treatment
  3. Describe ascorbic acid in disease
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    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

Course opens: 
04/19/2026
Course expires: 
05/21/2026
Event starts: 
05/21/2026 - 1:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/21/2026 - 2:30pm EDT
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  • 1.00 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

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