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Multi Vitamin (Without Iron) For Thal(Major)

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Narendra:
Thanks Guys,

Along with Iron, is Vitamin C also NOT good for Thal(Major)? My niece is on Kelfer since June 2006 and I want to send some multi vitamins for her.

-Narendra

Andy Battaglia:
All thals should get a small dose of vitamin C daily. The problem arises when the dosage becomes high. It is recommended that adult thals take 100-250 mg maximum of vitamin C daily. For a child, a small dose like 15 mg is perfectly safe. For reference, a non-thal such as myself can easily take 5 grams. Yes grams, of C daily. I take 5-6 grams daily split in to two doses daily. Vitamin C is water soluble and is washed out of the body within 12 hours so I take two doses daily. I am a great believer in Vitamin C as was the Nobel prize winning Linus Pauling who lived well into his 90's. I feel it is a shame that thals are limited in their intake as it could do so much good if it didn't also bind iron. Many thals are actually deficient in C. The best thing for thals to do with C is to take in between meals so it does not aid in the absorption of iron from the meal. The same is said of citrus fruits. They are a great food but please eat them between meals as a snack to avoid binding iron from your other foods.

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