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> 5000 milligrams of C a day for years Vitamin C supplements are synthesized from fermentation products of corn and wheat. [0] A single lemon contains about 3
by entwife 4y ago
> 5000 milligrams of C a day for years
Vitamin C supplements are synthesized from fermentation products of corn and wheat. [0]
A single lemon contains about 32 milligrams of Vitamin C, along with many other things. This study showed that it's lemon extract, not vitamin C alone, that improves kidney stones.
[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24258144/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24258144/
- noduerme 4y agoYeah, I'd assume it's something in lemons that has the absolute opposite effect of Vitamin C, if it breaks up stones. I believe on strong circumstantial evidence that vitamin C contributes to them, so whatever lemons have, my dad should've squeezed more of it.
- senortumnus 4y agoCitrate