Vitamin C (again)

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Chris Malcolm said:

Anth said:

I can't see primates eating equivalent of 30 large oranges a day

either -

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the human gut wouldn't take it.

Small oranges often have more vit C than larger ones. Wild fruits
often have a lot more vit C than their cultivated varieties. You can't
compare a wild raw diet to eating modern cultivated supermarket fruit.

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Chris Malcolm [email hidden] +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
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General Info: the average HUMAN needs a modicum of 250 mg per hour of

Vit

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C

Even Linus Pauling's book "Cancer and Vitamin C" points out (p125) that
white cells are saturated with Vitamin C at an intake of 150 mgm per day.

The pharamacokinetics of Vitamin C have now been more thoroughly worked out
and it is clear that the amount absorbed from the bowel decreases rapidly,
urinary output becomes very high, and cellular stores are completely
saturated at about 1 G/ day oral intake.

Peter Moran

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A smoker needs an additional 50 mg per ciggy! Vit C is the UNIVERSAl
"catalyst"
for all foods..and catalyse Vit E so together they calalyse Minerals. A
simle pyramid
that CANNOT BE IGNORED IF HEALTH IS A QUESTION B-0B1

Chris Malcolm said:

Anth said:

I can't see primates eating equivalent of 30 large oranges a day either -
the human gut wouldn't take it.

Small oranges often have more vit C than larger ones. Wild fruits
often have a lot more vit C than their cultivated varieties. You can't
compare a wild raw diet to eating modern cultivated supermarket fruit.

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Chris Malcolm [email hidden] +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

Primates eat MANY items that ALL contain forms of Vit C "COMPLEX".
( including leaves) don't worry about them...they're just fine and BALANCED
as well. Worry about yourself an UN-balanced HUMAN without the good sense
to quit eating JUNK ( all varieties) as well as writing it?? LOL! B-0b1