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From: larue@hao.UUCP (Martha LaRue)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Vitamins
Message-ID: <619@hao.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Sep-83 11:23:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  2 11:23:12 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 3-Sep-83 06:23:09 EDT
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    A recent article stated that taking large doses of vitamin C
    is harmless, as the vitamin is water soluble. This is true,
    UNLESS YOU ARE PREGNANT!!

    Taking large doses of vitamin C while pregnant can result in
    the baby developing scurvy after birth. (The baby is used
    to the large amounts it received before birth, and the 
    dramatic decrease after birth results in scurvy.)

    In general, one should be very,very careful when taking vitamins
    while pregnant. Check with your doctor.