Vitamin C Pills..Am i Ok using these..?

[solaris=amazing]

Hey guys, me and my grandmother where talking about what's good for colds and stuff, and she recomended having alot of vitamin C. Well, ps she brought back a dietary supplement Vitamin C bottle of pills, it's in a capsule w/little round pellet's etc.. One capsule is 500mg of vitamin C, it has some other things in it..which i cannot remember..but it's pretty much straight vitamin C.

Now, she is a retired RN, and i'm sure she wouldn't have gotten me it if she thought it was harmful. My question to you guys, is that am i take/having too much VC a day..

-10oz glass of OJ in the morning..about 120mg vc

-daily vitamic...has everything PLUS 40mg of vc

-1 capsule of vc, 500mg..

that's 660mg a day, am i alright with that..? I feel fine, i'm 5'8 240lbs if that helps (working on losing weight). If you have any side knowledge on vitamin c, please feel free to elaborate the goods/bads etc..

PS, in the past when i knew i was getting a cold (sore throat..cought/nose drip) i had so much OJ and vitamin c cough drops that it went away in like 30hrs..no joke, it does help.

[Oz]

It would seem you are taking quite a lot.

http://www.americanfreepress.net/Alt...0C%20Is%20.htm

[mnKISSgirl]

Yeah, that article pretty much sums it up. But in case you didn't already know, since Vitamin C is water soluble (so are a few others but I can't remember them right now) it won't build up to toxic levels in your body because any un-used amounts just flush out - ie - "expensive urine". Now, if you were taking too much of a fat soluble vitamin like E or D, that's when you'd want to be careful because they will store themselves in your fat cells (if not other parts - it's been over 10 years since I attempted to pursure a career as a dietician, and now i'm total mush brain working in an office) when you've ingested more that you actually need, which can have toxic effects. But again, I can't remember the possible side-effects, all I can say is be very careful with your fat soluble vitamin intake!

Oh, and another thing about vitamin c - if you are a smoker, you could definitely use more because smoking somehow depletes your vit c absorbsion. This is especially important if you are trying to have kids, because semen low in vitamin c can cause damage to sperm!

jen

[sameintheend01]

above is correct. u just piss out extra vitamin C. 660mg is not that much.

[96Civ]

Concerning what your body actually obsorbs, 400mg+ of Vitamin C is too much. I would only take the pill and not drink OJ, or just drink 3 glasses of OJ instead.

The little packets of Emergen-C are considered waaaay too much Vitamin C. 1,000mg! So much that is questionable to your health.

Too much of anything is NOT good for you.

[Implode]

Don't worry, your fine taking that amount. The daily percentages are just guides and most people believe they are outdated. I take in more vit c than that and I weigh less.