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From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Vitamin C megadose caveat
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Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 02:09:55 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 25 02:09:55 1985
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	A study at Syracuse University among 40 healthy young men of the 
effects of eggs and Vitamin C showed that ingesting 3 eggs with 2000 mg of
Vitamin C daily significantly raised serum cholesterol, epecially harmful LDL,
ingesting Vitamin C alone or eggs alone produced no significant changes.

	Not that this study has any relevance of course,  most people who
megadose Vitamin C are not likely to have a three egg omelette every day.

	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.)


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				Craig Werner
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               "Why is it that half the calories is twice the price?"