/r/Nutrition Weekly Personal Nutrition Discussion Post - All Personal Diet Questions Go Here

Welcome to the weekly [r/Nutrition](https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutrition/) feature post for questions related to your personal diet and circumstances. Wondering if you are eating too much of something, not enough of something, or if what you regularly eat has the nutritional content you want or need? Ask here. **Rules for Questions** * You MAY NOT ask for advice that at all pertains to a specific medial condition. Consult a physician, dietitian, or other licensed health care professional. * If you do not get an answer here, you still may not create a post about it. Not having an answer does not give you an exception to the Personal Nutrition posting rule. **Rules for Responders** * Support your claims. * Keep it civil. * Keep it on topic - This subreddit is for discussion about nutrition. Non-nutritional facets of food are even off topic. * Let moderators know about any issues by using the report button below any problematic comments.

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What’s vitamin C good for? And how much do you need?

I know a lot of people think vitamin C prevents random illness, but from what I understand that’s just an urban legend. I also know back in the old days sailors would get scurvy and die due to a lack of vitamin C. But that’s no longer relevant in this day and age.

So then what exactly is the benefit of hitting that daily goal of vitamin C? And how much do you need? 90mg per day?

Just wondering if I need to start putting even more green bell peppers into my meals.

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Weight gain question

I’m currently on a 4K cal diet and For the past 4-5 weeks I’ve been gaining about 5-7lbs a week. This week though I only gained 0.4lbs while still eating the same.

I heard someone say that exercise could help absorb the calories and build muscle, and muscle would be unlikely to go away helping me gain “permeant” weight.

I also was wonder is the value of the calories even worth worrying about, like I have these supplements that have 30g of added sugar and I drink about 5-6 a day. I normally end the day with 200g of sugar. I have a pretty balanced diet otherwise (about 50% carbs, about 20% protein, and about 30% fat)