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How much is too much Vitamin C?
There's an outbreak of a virus at my college right now, so I've been loading up every day with Vitamin C. Today I was planning on taking 3g of Vitamin C via Airborne, orange juice, and then a chewable tablet to Vitamin C (not sure of the dosage). Are they any harmful effects of taking too much Vitamin C?
July 14th, 2011 - 16:08
Vit C is water soluble vitamin, so it is not "stored" like the fat soluble vitamins like A D E and K. Whatever your body does not use it will get passed out of the body. Too much vit C can lead to loose bowel movements so if this occurs you should back off a bit.
July 14th, 2011 - 16:08
500 mg is harmful to the body taken over a weriod of 30 days it causes damage to the white blood cells that protect against deseise although it protects other cells it damages these.
July 14th, 2011 - 16:08
Linus Pauling the discoverer used to take 10,000 mg every morning. If you reach bowel tolerance you’ll get diarrhea. No big deal.
Take 5000 iu of vitamin D3 a day for maintenance in winter. It can prevent colds, flu, etc.
July 14th, 2011 - 16:08
There would not be any harmful effects from taking 3g of vitamin C. Vit C is a water soluble vitamin so you would have to take to 2 lbs of it to overdose. Otherwise if the body doesn’t have any more use for it, it’s simply excreted through the urine.
July 14th, 2011 - 16:08
Vitamin C has never been proven to help prevent colds (I’m guessing it’s a cold virus), it’s an old wife’s tale. Stick with the orange juice, vit C is water soluble so any not used will just be peed out. A healthy diet rich in fruit and veg is much more reliable.
Wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your face and avoid touching door handles, light switches etc.