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Hack my symptoms: diarrhea after 1.2gr of ascorbic acid

I took 1.2gr of ascorbic acid yesterday, that equals to 12 serving of candy like ascorbic acid chewable pills. I didn't build up the dose, just started with that much as I have don …
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Does Gelatin Intake Reduce Ascorbic Acid Requirements?

Ascorbic acid's primary role is as a cofactor in the hydroxylation reaction of proline and lysine for the production of collagen. "Proline hydroxylation requires ascorbic acid (vi …
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ascorbic acid please answer!!!

hi! i just wanna ask if RHEA ASCORBIC ACID DONT HAVE BIOFLAVINOIDS? HOW WOULD U KNOW IF THERE'S NO BIOFLAVINOIDS? ITS SAYS TO THE FORMULATION IS ASCORBIC ACID(VITAMIN C)........... …
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Is ascorbic acid not vitamin C?

In the slow wound healing question Lindsay claims ascorbic acid is not vitamin C, and we need sodium ascorbate a salt of ascorbic acid [Moderator's Note: the questioner has taken L …
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Seems Like We Paleo Types Would Still Require Vitamin C Supplementation

Given that meat is high in purines and the breakdown of purines ultimately results in a large amount of urate, the excretion of which is increased by Vitamin C, one might reasonabl …
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Has anyone felt physically better after vitamin c supplementation?

I eat a couple lbs of fruit and vegetables a day, which equates to about 500 mg vitamin C daily. Have any of you felt a substantial difference in your general sense of well being …