can you o.d. on vitamin c?
02-18-2005, 06:44 AM
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can you o.d. on vitamin c?
i've been popping these Daily-C tablets like candy for the past 3 days ...
1 piece = 4 oranges ... 14 pieces in a roll = 56 oranges ... 3 rolls in 3 days =
168 oranges in 3 days
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1 piece = 4 oranges ... 14 pieces in a roll = 56 oranges ... 3 rolls in 3 days =
168 oranges in 3 days
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I've heard that your body can only metabolize and absorb a certain amount of vitamin C over a certain period of time, and that the rest goes straight to your bladder.
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You can, but it is very, very hard, and most likely your body will shut down before any severe effects can happen.
Vitamin C is used by a lot of body builders in high dosages before competitions becuase it is a diuretic, so it pretty much gets rid of all the excess water in your body to make you look more lean and cut.
Vitamin C is used by a lot of body builders in high dosages before competitions becuase it is a diuretic, so it pretty much gets rid of all the excess water in your body to make you look more lean and cut.
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You could, but it is water soluble, so you don't store it very well. Why don't you just back off on the supplements. I drank about a gallon of OJ every other day when I was harvesting oranges from the parent's house which is not far off your pace.
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I heard you can, but I forget where I read about it.
I had a friend in college who used to take like 4-5 Vit C tabs a day. He started turning yellow/orange from the coloring
I had a friend in college who used to take like 4-5 Vit C tabs a day. He started turning yellow/orange from the coloring
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Originally Posted by Tobra
Why don't you just back off on the supplements.
i work in a 100ft by 100ft space with about 6 other people, every single one of them are sick. i'm the last one standing.
i got 3 packs thinking i'd take one here and there ... but then I liked the taste and started popping them like candy.
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I read somewhere that the max daily intake for grown man should be 2000 mg and that above that gastrointestinal side effect such as diarrhea start to appear
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Before I go to the beach or whenever I know I will have my shirt off in front of girls I would like to impress in the summer, mine is close to 9000mg a day for two days before....
Just make sure you drink a lot of water so that you body can process that much...
Just make sure you drink a lot of water so that you body can process that much...
