I bought a pot of chewable 60mg vitamin C tablets today.
It says only one a day, is this right? I though Vit C couldn't store itself - so how many a day should I really take?
I am a 20 year old male. If that info helps!
2007-11-10 11:43:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
The recommended daily dose for ascorbic acid is 75 mg per day for females 90 mg per day for males and up to 2000 mg per day as a daily tolerance dose.
There is significant debate as to the use of high doses of ascorbic acid, and to the frequent use throughout the day of low doses due to the body's inability to store the ascorbic acid.
There is currently no concensus opinion.
2007-11-10 20:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by US_DR_JD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemists also sell "1 a day" Vitamin C in 500mg tablets.
Hard if not impossible to overdose on it, but in a regular balanced diet, you get about 60mg a day anyway.
2007-11-10 12:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watched a documentary about vitamins and supplements and it mentioned that some people take huge doses of vitamin C as they believe the more you take the better the effects - but in reality there is no point in taking more than the recommended dose because you just pee it back out again.
2007-11-10 11:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Les 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to take vitamin c is to eat an orange each day (if you like them) but make sure you follow any guidelines on the packaging of any supplements... they are there for a reason... you don't want to get ill now.
2007-11-10 11:48:49 · answer #4 · answered by kirky1984 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
60mg is fine ,but need to take daily as the body does not store vit c for long
2007-11-10 11:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello
One a day is fine.
There is no evidence to support the claims that high doses of Vitamin C have any health benefits.
2007-11-11 21:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The optimum daily allowance of Vit C is 250 - 3,000 mg ... RDA(recommended daily allowance) is 85 mg
2007-11-10 11:54:49 · answer #7 · answered by malikaaas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋