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"The US RDA committee has tried to dismiss studies of high dose ascorbate
[Vitamin C] by asserting that the dose is pharmacological; this claim needs to be
demonstrated, however. Ascorbate kills cancer cells and leaves normal cells unharmed.
Some scientists believe that atherosclerosis, heart disease and stroke are a result
of chronically inadequate ascorbate intake, which needs to be at gram levels in
susceptible individuals. There have been multiple observations of benefit in shock,
infection, arthritis and other degenerative diseases. In the face of this evidence
and the absence of demonstrable toxicity, the committee is taking a great risk by
limiting daily intake to levels that prevent acute scurvy. While the RDA committees
may believe their recommendations to be conservative, the cost-benefit analysis
reveals them to be foolhardy to the point of recklessness. -- Steve Hickey and
Hilary Roberts, The Ridiculous Dietary Allowance, Pg. 82-83
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