Do I need a vitamin c supplement if I drink 2 cups of gr tea a day and take a multi? - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

Jess75 · 09-10-2004, 08:55 PM

Hi, I was curious if it was necessary to take a vitamin c supplement in addition to my multi which contains 100% vitamin c. I workout an hour a day 5x a week and eat about 2-3 sevings of fruit a day and only about 2 servings of veggies, sometimes 3. Thanks!

Kime · 09-10-2004, 11:24 PM

I think so. Have you been reading the thread "The great vitamin C debate!"? Some pros and cons of taking large doses of vitamin C are discussed in that thread.

Solange1965 · 09-18-2004, 10:52 AM

Vitamin C is best taken with citric bioflavanoids....roughly half in strength.
So, I take a 500 mg. Vitamin C tablet that contains 250mg. of Citrus Bioflavanoid Complex which are super antioxidents. You can get them at any good health food store or online.

Actually I take 2 tabs a day for 1,000 mgs.
I also happen to take it in a sustained release form which keeps a reasonable balance of it in my system daily.

Drinking it in tea and a multi vitamin doesn't sound like you can be sure of getting consistency or a high enough dose.

Kime · 09-18-2004, 07:01 PM

Bioflavanoids are great to take, but no tablet is going to have much in it so you pay a lot for a little. Fresh fruits and vegetables have plenty of bioflavanoids so if you eat them you don't need to take them in a pill. So we take the C in supplements and eat the vegetables for the bioflavanoids (plus a little natural C).

Solange1965 · 09-19-2004, 07:38 AM

Citrus bioflavanoids help the Vitamin C absorb better aside from it's antioxidant properties. 2,000-6,000 mgs. of the citrus bioflavanoids would be about right and eating alot of fruit and vegetables would of course help.

There are 2 problems...most people do not eat enough of those every single day and to get the best effects, it would require eating the rinds and skins of the fruits.

So, for myself, I am going to see if I can find a powdered form of the Citrus Bios and get more into my system then I am taking now. However it is important to maintain the ration between Vit. C and the Citrus bios as roughly half bios to Vitamin C. So if I take 2,000 mgs. of Vitamin C, I would need 1,000 of the bios to be balanced properly.