> 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? 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).
Reggie Bautista
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