Re: ASCORBIC ACID COMPETES WITH SUGAR IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

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Hmmm, I question this. The best sources of vitamin-C (citrus fruits,

berries, etc) are also full of sugar.

Naomi

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> The failure to evaluate glucose intake may afford

> a good explanation for failure of some earlier

> research studies about ascorbic acid to show

> beneficial effects. Persons taking Vitamin C with

> sugary fruit drinks and pastries will fail to

> show any benefit from Vitamin C therapy.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Kim for this interesting study. I am a nursing student as well as a sugar

junky. I think after reading this I am going to really, really work on cutting

out sugar. Thanks for informing us!

Dianne

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SUGARS: I am currently limiting my simple sugar intake to 10% of my total

carbs from all sources -- milk products, veggies (e.g. carrots), potatoes,

oatmeal (just the grain itself has 2g), beans, potatoes, fruit.

ON DIABETES: My husband is diabetic -- and since he has been tracking his

food (to include limiting sugars) on the Personal Food Analyst (PFA), his

meds have had to be adjusted (eliminated one totally) and we hope to

significantly reduce them as the weight loss progresses. (This is the only

nutrition software I've used -- I imagine there are other programs that

would give you the values as well.)

VITAMIN C: If you're interested in getting Vitamin C from natural sources,

you can get over the minimum requirement naturally from foods.

VIT C SOURCES: Here's where I get most of my Vitamin C: Compare these to

orange sections (1 cup) at 95mg Vitamin C. Not exactly mega doses, but

combined with a vitamin supplement . . . and meal replacements, I can get

over 300% the daily requirement fairly easily.

Broccoli - 1c steamed = 123mg vit C

Oatmeal (Quaker Oats Old fashioned)= 82 mg Vit C

Potato (300g) has 38mg Vit C

The above values are from foods in that PFA nutrition database...

Re: ASCORBIC ACID COMPETES WITH SUGAR

IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Thanks Kim for this interesting study. I am a nursing student as well as a

sugar junky. I think after reading this I am going to really, really work on

cutting out sugar. Thanks for informing us!

Dianne

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