Vitamin C dose

[macrophage69alpha]

smaller more frequent dosing is better.. btw- high single doses is not conducive to healthy microflora.

 

[anthrax]

Anthrax, have you seen any articles/studies done with Ester-C (with Calcium Ascorbate) rather than regular ascorbic acid? This would be interesting since ester-C is supposed to be a much more absorbable type.

Here is what I have found on Ester-C :

A recent double-blind study compared the absorption of ascorbic acid alone, ascorbic acid with bioflavonoids and Ester C®. Ascorbic acid and ascorbic acid with added bioflavonoids were as good as or better than Ester C; at no point was Ester C proved superior (JADA, 1994, 94(7):779-81)

I have heard oposite studies on vitamin C
Many of then were stating that regular ascorbic acid was as "good" as Ester-C, buffered, flavonoids, rose hips,..... vit C

 

[HumanShell]

can I get a link on that original article please

 

[anthrax]

I am sorry I don't have more than that abstract

here is the link to JADA: http://www.ada.org/prof/pubs/jada/index.asp

but I can't find that article

 

[Scottyo]

Good info...ive always taken my c's that way...have 500 mg tabs so it just works out anyways

 

[TYPE A]

Good Info

Vit C is water soluble, so you should take it evenly over the day. Everybody has a different threshold of Vitamin C, which is until you get diarrea.
Palus Lining advocated use of high levels of Vitamin C, while others say more than 5oomg per day is a waste and can actually be a pro oxidant...the argument continues! I am not familiar with effects on intestinal flora, as it you would hope it would be practically digested by that time and stomach acids are stronger than ascorbic acid.
I would suggest a daily dose of 2 gms over the entire day and use about 6 gms in times when you
may be run down etc.