Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site loral.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdccs6!loral!sdi From: sdi@loral.UUCP (Steve Irwin) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Vitamin C Message-ID: <376@loral.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 11:47:31 EDT Article-I.D.: loral.376 Posted: Wed Aug 8 11:47:31 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Aug-84 02:36:12 EDT References: <1095@sdcsvax.UUCP> Organization: Loral Instruments, San Diego Lines: 22 >Is 4g of Vit. C ok for ages 20-25. I have used Adelle Davis as a vitamin reference for years. I have found that when you are in a toxic environment (eg. LA) or are ill, you can take up to 1g of vitamin C an hour without any harmful affects. Since vitamin is water soluble it is passed through the system very fast. In fact it passes through the system within approx. one hours time hence the need for replenishment to keep your body at maximum dosage. You should start off with less and work up to a max if you are looking to handle something as the dosages affect people differently. The worst side affect of over dosing Vitamin C is diarrhea. If that happens just cut back about 250mg. Also on ages 20-25 - there is nothing special that I know of concerning this age group. I am 30 and take dosages as above, the same as when I was 19 so I don't have any data there. ******