Anemia is a condition in which the body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to tissues. While anemia can result from several causes — including iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, chronic disease, or blood loss — it is not caused by a lack of vitamin C alone. That said, vitamin C can enhance iron absorption, so low vitamin C intake may contribute indirectly to anemia in those with poor diets. However, scurvy is the disease specifically linked to vitamin C deficiency, not anemia. Managing anemia usually involves increasing iron, B12, or folate intake depending on the cause. It's important not to confuse vitamin C’s supportive role with being the direct root of anemia — scurvy remains the correct answer for a condition caused directly by insufficient vitamin C.