Lemons

Due to its nutritive properties and the contribution of antioxidant substances, its consumption is highly recommended for children, young people, adults, athletes, pregnant women or nursing mothers and the elderly. The richness in vitamin C and citric acid of lemon and lime helps to prevent infectious diseases, stimulating the immune system and creating defenses against viruses and bacteria. For this reason, its consumption is especially recommended to those who have a greater risk of suffering vitamin deficiencies. Some of these situations are: periods of growth, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Tobacco, alcohol abuse, the use of certain medications, stress, diminished defenses, intense physical activity, cancer, AIDS and digestive losses caused by chronic inflammatory diseases diminish the use and produce malabsorption of Nutrients.

Vitamin C, as an antioxidant, helps reduce the risk of multiple diseases, including cardiovascular, degenerative and even cancer. In addition, because vitamin C increases the absorption of iron from food, it is advised in case of iron deficiency anemia, accompanying foods rich in iron or supplements of this mineral as this accelerates recovery.