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Is 1000mg vitamin c too much for a day?
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Yes. : Recommended dietary allowance (rda) for vitamin c in mg/day infants 0-6 months: 40 7-12 months: 50 children: 1-3 years: 15 4-8 years: 25 9-13 years: 45 girls: 14-18 years: 65 boys: 14-18 years: 75 men: age 19 and older: 90 women: age 19 and older 75 smokers or if around secondhand smoke at any age, add 35 mg/d. Higher amounts of vitamin c are needed during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Answered 4/18/2021
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