Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!ernie!tedrick From: tedrick@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Tom Tedrick) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Vitamin C megadose caveat Message-ID: <10813@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 00:51:56 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.10813 Posted: Sun Oct 27 00:51:56 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 28-Oct-85 03:19:24 EST References: <1978@aecom.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: tedrick@ernie.UUCP (Tom Tedrick) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 34 > Previously the only real side effect of Megadose Vitamin C I was aware >of is Rebound Scurvy, the result of an acute Vitamin C shortage that results >from dropping suddenly to normal dosage -- while the body continues to burn it >up at R17 (ie, clearly too fast.) I take about 6 grams of Vitamin C as Calcium Ascorbate crystals (from Bronson) daily, so I am interested in this subject. I definitely feel worse when I don't take it, even after a long period of time (like a year) when the "Rebound" effect should have disappeared. It has eliminated (pardon the pun) a lifelong problem with constipation. However I am certainly not a model of radiant health by any means. While I prefer to keep taking the Vitamin C, there are some problems. (1). Speeding up eliminations may result in poor assimilation. (2). I read a magazine article (a popular type magazine, not a respectable scientific one) at the local gym that said megadoses of Vitamin C may result in poor assimilation of iron. As this problem is of great interest to me, I would like to hear about others knowledge of/experience with Vitamin C. And what does "burn it up at R17" mean? I have no formal medical education or training ... Thanks, -Tom ps- Are there any new developments on the Linus Pauling/Vitamin C versus Cancer front? My grandfather's brother who was an aerospace engineer died of cancer recently. I gave him a copy of Pauling's book but he didn't think much of it, and didn't follow its advice.