Corpus ID: 545102

Pharmacokinetics of vitamin C: insights into the oral and intravenous administration of ascorbate.

@article{Duconge2008PharmacokineticsOV,
  title={Pharmacokinetics of vitamin C: insights into the oral and intravenous administration of ascorbate.},
  author={J. Duconge and J. Miranda-Massari and M. Gonz{\'a}lez and J. Jackson and W. Warnock and N. Riordan},
  journal={Puerto Rico health sciences journal},
  year={2008},
  volume={27 1},
  pages={
          7-19
        }
}

J. Duconge, J. Miranda-Massari, +3 authors N. Riordan

Published 2008

Medicine

Puerto Rico health sciences journal

There is a strong advocacy movement for large doses of vitamin C. Some authors argue that the biological half-life for vitamin C at high plasma levels is about 30 minutes, but these reports are the subject of some controversy. NIH researchers established the current RDA based upon tests conducted 12 hours (24 half lives) after consumption. The dynamic flow model refutes the current low-dose recommendations for dietary intakes and links Pauling's mega-dose suggestions with other reported effects… CONTINUE READING

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