A vitamin C deficiency has consequences:
Adults feel tired, weak and irritable if their diet is low in vitamin C. They may lose weight and experience vague muscle and joint pain.
Infants may be irritable, have pain when moving, and lose their appetite. They don't gain as much weight as they should. In infants and children, bone growth is impaired. Bleeding and anemia may occur.
Severe vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy. Although it remains rare in developed countries, severe vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy. The symptoms of scurvy develop after a few months of deficiency.
Among the main symptoms, we find bleeding under the skin, around the gums and in the joints, swelling of the gums, loosening of the teeth, anemia, hair which becomes dry, crumbly, skin which becomes dry, rough. ..