Criteria and recommendations for vitamin C intake

M Levine, SC Rumsey, R Daruwala, JB Park, Y Wang - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Recommendations for vitamin C intake are under revision by the Food and Nutrition Board
of the National Academy of Sciences. Since 1989 when the last recommended dietary
allowance (RDA) of 60 mg was published, extensive biochemical, molecular, epidemiologic,
and clinical data have become available. New recommendations can be based on the
following 9 criteria: dietary availability, steady-state concentrations in plasma in relationship
to dose, steady-state concentrations in tissues in relationship to dose, bioavailability, urine …