vitamin c

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In a message dated 9/21/02 3:19:46 PM,

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>Liz's statement is talking about comparing isolated vitamins. Using

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>your analogy, this is not comparing a tire to a car, it's comparing a

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>tire to another tire.

Exactly. All Linus ing is saying is that vitamin C is vitamin C whether

it is made in a chemistry lab or by an orange. Chemically they are identical.

Obviously the orange has other biofactors that work synergistically with the

vitamin -- food will always be the best way to get one's vitamins. In fact

I doubt seriously that we even know or have isolated all the biofactors that

are important in real food. Even something as simple as an apple or orange is

made up of hundreds of different (identifiable) chemical. I take some

vitamins/minerals/herbs as 'insurance' -- but ultimately I know my well being

depends on the totality of nutrients in real (not man made) food. In the case

of vitamin C however there appears to be compelling evidence that we do

better on more of it than can be had in a normal diet. Did a little paper

wherein I examined the vitamin C connection between heart disease and cancer,

and I must admit that I came away totally impressed with the ing/Rath

theory -- they are definitely on to something.

Namaste, Liz

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