Lol, after reading thru the posts, I find all the regular "nutritional supplement advocate" gang here again.

Some are even trying to say that thier M.B.B.S is a sham. Maybe you guys should build your own "medical school", sorry I meant nutrition school.

Anyway, here's my take. I dunno about Redoxon, and what Bayer does behind everyone's back. But I offer to share some info on Vitamin C.

Vitamin C is an essential vitamin, which means that the body does not produce them. I sure every one knows that already. RDA is the reccomended daily dosage to prevent oneself to be symptom free from vitamin deficiency.

Vitamin C have been shown to be relatively safe in doses up to 10grams. Doses of vitamin c up to 1-2 grams have been shown to reduce incidences of colds, flu, etc, although results are not always consistent. BUt one thing is for sure is that it safe at these dosages. Taking doses above 2-5grams is relatively useless because it is passed out in urine anyway. Also, taking doses at about 2grams does have its side effects which is gastic. Vitamin C is acidic. There have been complains about gastric and gastro intestinal disturbances when taking at these doese and above. There are alternatives of course, such as Sodium Ascorbate which are salt derivatives which are said to cause less gastro-intestinal side effects. However, these derivatives are usually very expensive.

Lastly, I'm sure many people like to BS about your Health vs. Money and how one should take every single vitamin over the RDA and what are you going to save if you don't have your health. I find these statements very irresponsible. Some people may earn RM5k, so they may be able to afford whatever vitamins they want. Some may earn RM2k per household of 5 living in the middle of KL and buying vitamins means they might not have enough food to go around. I'm sure most med school have topics teaching the Doctors about patient quality of life and how to help patients balance between what they can afford to buy for their health according to their finacial capabilities. But not everyone goes through med school, do they?

Edit: BTW, taking doses up to 10grams is safe on a daily basis as long as your stomach can take it.

This post has been edited by Kain_Sicilian: Dec 13 2009, 08:03 PM

And I'm sure you did