Smoking interferes with the body's use of a specific vitamin, so the RDA for this vitamin has been raised for smokers. Which vitamin is it?
A) Vitamin C B) Folate C) Beta-carotene D) Vitamin E
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Cigarette smokers are advised to increase their intake by 35 mg/day because smoking increases oxidative stress and metabolic turnover of vitamin C.
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