For decades, advice on how much vitamin C we need each day has been portrayed by government health authorities as settled science. But a new commentary published in the British Journal of Nutrition challenges this idea head-on. It argues that the UK’s current recommendation – set over 30 years ago at a mere 40 mg per day – is not properly supported by the available evidence. Drawing on a combination of overlooked clinical trials and newer analyses, the authors demonstrate that higher intakes can provide important health benefits. Crucially, they also highlight a fundamental flaw in current thinking: the idea that one single daily requirement can apply equally to everyone, regardless of lifestyle, health status, or environmental stress. […]

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