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vitamin C causes cancer?
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Been all over the news that too much vitamin C from supplements has been proven to cause defects in the DNA and can cause cancer.
This is quite worrying because i take a vitamin C supplement.
Interseting that theyre not saying HOW much is too much! <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif">
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This is quite worrying because i take a vitamin C supplement.
Interseting that theyre not saying HOW much is too much! <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif">
There's a girl in my mirror
I wonder who she is
Sometimes I think I know her
Sometimes I really wish I did
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Drifter, it's quite likely to be a scare story, so don't panic too much. It may simply be that someone who doesn't know much about scientific research has misinterpreted the results. Where did you find the story?
If you're really worried, switch to a supplement with a lower daily dosage, or increase your intake of fruit and veg (the best way to get your vit C anyway).
I heard it on the radio, it's the main story i think.
There's a girl in my mirror
I wonder who she is
Sometimes I think I know her
Sometimes I really wish I did
i don't think i should believe everything i hear <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"> lol
There's a girl in my mirror
I wonder who she is
Sometimes I think I know her
Sometimes I really wish I did
i take a vit B complex when i think of it! i had a deficiency of B12 or something when i was younger, this big whole anaemia thing i had. mums convinced i dont get enough B12 or folic acid so she lines up the pills <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif"> hehe..
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
~ Nietzsche
"you just wee it out anyway"
that's true... but i believe that long-term vitamin excess can also cause kidney failure
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