[Prevalence of Vitamin C and Iron deficiency in soldiers of one of Tehran's military camps]

ABSTRACT

Background: oxidative stress is one of important risk factors of deiseases specially in military recruits who are under sever practices Vitamin C is one of the major antioxidant factors which also help to increase iron absorption. Vitamin C and probably iron deficiency due to that, can decrease soldier forces and cause various diseases particularly pulmonary diseases. The purpose of this study is to determine serum level of vitamin C and iron and TIBC in military recruits to prevent following problems due to deficiency of Vitamin C