tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856557997409700522.post1880307584803976559..comments2023-08-04T06:22:06.761-07:00Comments on Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider: Sham: Vitamin C Fails in Cold Challenge TestDave Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08856346166821226139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856557997409700522.post-61961078216724780162007-11-24T17:49:00.000-08:002007-11-24T17:49:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment.I like Natural Standard, th...Thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/>I like Natural Standard, the industry source of unbiased ratings for vitamins and herbs. They have a list of over 200 doctors that review the literature and then pass on a rating for every type of product. This group of doctors rates VItamin C a "D" rating for its help in prevention or therapy for colds. In the category of Cold Prevention for Extreme Climates, it gets a B.<BR/>DaveDave Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856346166821226139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856557997409700522.post-29723455937391835232007-11-24T17:15:00.000-08:002007-11-24T17:15:00.000-08:00Errata:Sham, "Test fails to challenge vitamin C", ...Errata:<BR/>Sham, "Test fails to challenge vitamin C", again.<BR/><BR/>Steve Hickey et al showed that 5 oral doses a day were required to reliably maximize blood levels in healthy persons, instead of this "one-a-day" stuff. Robert Cathcart demonstrated much higher oral dosages with increased disease severity, 50 to 150 grams for respiratory illnesses, dosed every 1 - 2 hours. <BR/><BR/>The faux medical tests, say with a gram once a day or less when well, and 2 - 3 grams a day when ill just seem technically illiterate, if not deliberately biased. Ditto with other anti-Vitamin C rumor mongering when compared with clinical notes and background from Klenner or McCormick even in the 1940s and 1950s, much less more recent authors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com