werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) (10/25/85)
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.) -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner "Why is it that half the calories is twice the price?"
tedrick@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Tom Tedrick) (10/27/85)
> 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.
rusty@sdcarl.UUCP (rusty c. wright) (10/28/85)
just for the record; what are the symptoms of scurvy and what are the long term after-affects of having had scurvy? -- rusty c. wright {ucbvax,ihnp4,akgua,hplabs,sdcsvax}!sdcarl!rusty