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You didn't seem to respond regarding the possible negative consequences of supplementing with C, which may increase the chances of developing Alzheimer's. Which

• hinkley 6y ago
  Fair. Avoiding things and avoiding running toward things are different risk classes for humans, and we aren't always rational in these cases (see also: Thinking Fast and Slow). I've known a couple of people with anemia, and many of those conversations have lead to discussion of its opposite - hemochromatosis. The iron and vitamin C link is very temporal. If you're trying to increase your iron absorption from food, adding it to the dish is much more effective than taking a vitamin C pill in the morning. If you're trying to lower it, you try to avoid ever getting vitamin C with food. A routine blood test can show elevated iron levels (mine came back elevated but not dangerous, which is why I stopped using cast iron for cooking).
  • deeviant 6y ago
    Increasing or lowering iron absorption is easy. Increasing iron is also easy. Lowering iron however, is not easy. Preston Estep, in his book, "The Mindspan Diet", made a convincing argument, in my opinion, for higher iron levels being extremely harmful in the long term, to the point where he considers high iron to be perhaps the largest Alzheimer/dementia risk, even with levels of iron that are considering "normal".