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Originally Posted by astra
Up until about one year ago I believed in taking vitamin C pills to help my body to resist cold. 1000mg. long lasting. Sometimes even 2 per day. Then I spoke to a new lecturer. He is an ex- scientist, chemist. He practically said it is BS. Yes, vitamin C helps, but not the one that is being administered in such way. What is funny is that I stopped taking the pills about 2 months prior to talking with the lecturer. I lost my faith into the pills because I didn't notice any help. Coincidence?  |
Interesting coincidence! (If one believes in coincidence
) Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and the body will excrete any extra that it doesn't immediately use. And as the body's need for vitamin C is actually quite small (but necessary) perhaps 1mg of that 1000 was actually taken in by your system, and even then, probably only once every few days. The 'Recommended Daily' needs don't actually reflect the body's actual requirements. If you think about the deficiency disorder, Scurvy,' it's takes several months of NO vitamin C to bring it on, and only a day or two of vitimin C intake to reduce it and bring the body back to normal if it hasn't progressed too far.
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