--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alberto wrote: > > >So Linus Pauling was right, after all. Pity that's > > > too late for his third [or fourth?] Nobel > > Debbi replied: > >But he advised 'megadoses' on the order of 6-7 > >*grams*/day; this study used ~ 500-700 > milligrams/day. > > Megadosing can promote renal stones and a type of > >'crystal arthritis' - I don't advise over a gram a > >day, except for during colds/flu when 2g is OK as > long as you stay properly hydrated. > > Even 500 milligrams per day seems like a lot. Isn't > the RDA about 60 milligrams?
Yes, 60 or 70mg IIRC; that's the minimum to keep from scurvy etc. I think that there is an argument for increasing the RDA for Vit C, to improve health, rather than the 'stave off disease' current level. I don't recall the proposed 'new' RDA, but it might well be the dose in your MVI. > The daily multivitamin I take has something like 120 > milligrams. An orange has about 70 milligrams, and > I've always heard that is an excellent source of C. > > By way of comparison, like humans, guinea pigs don't > manufacture their own > vitamin C and they typically need 10 to 15 > milligrams per day (typical > weight of an adult male is 1 to 1.5 kg). <grin> And while horses do make their own, some feel that they need more for optimal health, and feed supplements. I like to let them graze on dandilions for this (and other) nutrient(s). Guinea Pigs And Horses Are Good For The Soul! Maru :D __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
