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  2. Hypervitaminosis - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, overdose exposure to all formulations of "vitamins" (which includes multi-vitamin/mineral products) was reported by 62,562 individuals in 2004 with nearly 80% of these exposures in children under the age of 6, leading to 53 "major" life-threatening outcomes and 3 deaths (2 from vitamins D and E; 1 from a multivitamin with ...

  3. Vitamin C megadosage - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin C megadosage is a term describing the consumption or injection of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in doses well beyond the current United States Recommended Dietary Allowance of 90 milligrams per day, and often well beyond the tolerable upper intake level of 2,000 milligrams per day. [1]

  4. Vitamin C - Wikipedia

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    Ascorbic acid efflux by embryos of dicot plants is a well-established mechanism of iron reduction and a step obligatory for iron uptake. [a] All plants synthesize ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid functions as a cofactor for enzymes involved in photosynthesis, synthesis of plant hormones, as an antioxidant and regenerator of other antioxidants. [96]

  5. Dermatologists Recommend These L-Ascorbic Acid Serums for ...

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    “[This serum] combines 15% L-ascorbic acid, vitamin E, and ferulic acid to protect against free radicals, reduce oxidative damage by up to 41%, and improve fine lines, firmness, and skin tone ...

  6. Sodium ascorbate - Wikipedia

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    As the sodium salt of ascorbic acid, it is known as a mineral ascorbate. It has not been demonstrated to be more bioavailable than any other form of vitamin C supplement. [2] Sodium ascorbate normally provides 131 mg of sodium per 1,000 mg of ascorbic acid (1,000 mg of sodium ascorbate contains 889 mg of ascorbic acid and 111 mg of sodium).

  7. Intravenous ascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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    Intravenous Ascorbic Acid or PAA, pharmacologic ascorbic acid [1] (also known as vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid), is a process that delivers soluble ascorbic acid directly into the bloodstream. It is not approved for use to treat any medical condition.

  8. Orthomolecular medicine - Wikipedia

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    Their effects on health were disappointing, though, and in the 1950s and 1960s, nutrition was de-emphasised in standard medical curricula. [21] Riordon's organization cite figures from this period as founders of their movement, [ 22 ] although the word "orthomolecular" was coined by Linus Pauling only in 1967.

  9. Vitamin deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Karrer and Norman Haworth confirmed Albert Szent-Györgyi's discovery of ascorbic acid and made significant contributions to the chemistry of flavins, which led to the identification of lactoflavin. For their investigations on carotenoids, flavins and vitamins A and B 2, Karrer and Haworth jointly received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1937. [13]