Yi Li, B.Sc., and Herb E. Schellhorn, Ph.D.

Y. Li is a graduate student and Dr. Schellhorn is Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Within the past 12 months, Y. Li and H.E. Schellhorn report no conflicts of interest or competing interests.

Release Date: 03/25/2008
Termination Date: 03/25/2011

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

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• Discuss the genetic cause for vitamin C deficiency in humans and why dietary vitamin C intake levels should be determined on an individual basis
• Discuss the reason why the loss of vitamin C producing-ability might have been beneficial in human evolution
• Identify individuals for whom vitamin C supplementation may pose health risk
• Discuss why vitamin C, especially when taken large quantities, is poorly absorbed and stored by the body
• Describe the relationship between the effective serum concentrations of vitamin C and the therapeutic values of this vitamin in cancer and cardiovascular disease.

 

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