NEGATIVE EFFECTC OF HIGH DOSE VITAMIN C

                 Ascorbic acid or better known as vitamin C, belongs to the group of vitamins that are soluble in water so it must be consumed every day. Some characteristic of vitamin C, among others, are easily oxidized by heat, light and metals. Vitamin C naturally can be obtained from fruits and vegetables such as oranges, mangoes, guava, spinach, broccoli and so on. Although oranges are considered the highest source of vitamin C, lemons actually contain 47% more vitamin C than oranges. Our need for vitamin C is around 30-40 mg / day or according to the physiological state of our body. The function of vitamin C is to increase the body's immune system, ward off extracellular free radicals, repair damaged tissue and increase collagen synthesis. The skin brightening effect of this vitamin is caused by vitamin C inhibiting the enzyme tyrosin kinase which functions to form melanin pigment in the skin.

             The new trend now, to get white skin and smooth is through injection or injection of vitamin C. Many artists are expected to inject vitamin C to keep it looking beautiful, fresh and white. In every dermatologist or beauty house also provides vitamin C injections services with relatively affordable prices. In the injection of vitamin C, the dose given is very high around 3000-4000 mg / injection and is usually done every 1-2 times a week. Unlike the case with fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamins A, D, E, K which the excess can be stored by the body, vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, so the excess of this vitamin cannot be stored and will be removed from the body through the kidneys. This will aggravate kidney function. The author quotes wise words delivered by the first female doctor from Korea, that "Toxins and drugs are the same thing but different concentrations / doses". If the dosage is right it will give a positive drug effect, but if the dosage is excessive, it will disrupt the body's homeostasis and become toxic / give a negative effect to the body. Likewise, the injection of high doses of vitamin C, in the long run it is feared that it will cause negative effects on health. In some online media it is said that this high dose of vitamin C can worsen heartburn, cause osteoporosis, early menopause, kidney disorders (kidney stones), gallstones and cause miscarriage in the fetus. Even some patients become addicted to injecting vitamin C even though his face was pale white like a corpse. The results of laboratory studies conducted by Sudatri et al (2014) showed that female rats injected with high doses of vitamin C showed high levels of SGPT, SGOT and creatinine in the blood or in other words injecting high doses of vitamin C continuously for a long time would damage the liver and kidneys.

        The desire to be beautiful and attractive is something very human. I'm sure every woman wants it, but being healthy is more important, because with a healthy body we can do things better. Do not let because they want to look beautiful, we are tempted by various advertisements offered or choose the cheap and instant beautiful way. It's best to know the side effects or the consequences of long-term use. Hopefully how to beautify ourselves that we choose, not only make ourselves look beautiful only briefly and after that it will not be beautiful anymore or even disturb our body's health.