Re: Australian Vit. C Trials

[Guest guest]

Hi Leena and ,

, thanks so much for the info. I also now have this link for a

bio on Dr. , with her mail address and email contact,

for you Leena. http://www.rch.org.au/neurology/staff.cfm?doc_id=10959

I also added another article to our Files about this Trial; I was

especially interested to discover that the dose of " C " will be 22 to

44 times the regular daily intake that is recommended by the

American Food and Nutrition Board of Medicine. 60 children will

participate divided in 2 equal groups of 30 each, with one group

given DAILY oral dose of " C " and the other group given a placebo. At

the beginning and end of the trial, children will be tested for

nerve function; foot and ankle muscle strength; gross/fine motot co-

ordination; quality of life; and running speed and endurance. You

can read more about this in our Files section, click on Ascorbic

Acid and then click on the Australian Vit C Trials pdf - there's a

photo of Dr. with colleagues there too.

Also an interesting statement about kids with CMT between 5 and 10

when CMT progresses rapidly - according to Dr. Burns, which is why

this trial is focused on younger children.

~ Gretchen