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Authors' Perspective: What is the Optimum Intake of Vitamin C in Humans?

Creator:

Frei, Balz, Birlouez-Aragon, Ines, and Lykkesfeldt, Jens

Abstract:

The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin C has traditionally been based on the prevention of the vitamin C deficiency disease, scurvy. While higher intakes of vitamin C may exert additional health benefits, the limited Phase III randomized placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin C supplementation have not found consistent benefit...

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Article