Show you what? Vitamin C is probably one of the most researched and studied substances on the planet.
malmo wrote: > Plenty of science out there? Show me. > > malmo > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Prizy > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 2:59 PM > To: malmo > Cc: 'Matthew H FraserMoat'; 'Randy Treadway'; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: t-and-f: major philosphy difference for the sport > > Could be that those old East German labs have been leased to the old > wives because there's plenty of science out there just on vit. C and > zinc. > > http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Concern/Common_Cold.htm > > However, the key benefit of Vit. C for runners might be as a great > antioxidant. When hammering a 20 miler, the body is producing mega ATP. > The energy it takes to produce the ATP also produces a lot of waste in > the form of free radicals. Antioxidant enzymes help convert free rads to > harmles waste. > > IMHO, vitamin C provides a bigger boost than much of the stuff on the > current banned list. > > malmo wrote: > > > If you are taking vitamins in an attempt to stop an athlete from > > catching colds, I suspect that you are victim of many more old-wives > > tales. > > > > malmo > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew H > > FraserMoat > > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 6:25 AM > > To: 'Randy Treadway'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: t-and-f: major philosphy difference for the sport > > > > This is the best post I have read on this list for many years. I am > > in the same camp as you, Randy. The only slight difference is that I > > think it is OK to take daily doses of multi-vitamins to stop the > > athlete catching colds etc. > > > > Matthew Fraser Moat > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Treadway > > Sent: 05 September 2003 22:23 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: t-and-f: major philosphy difference for the sport > > > > <snipped> > > > > Which camp are YOU in? > > > > Anybody who claims that they were caught for stuff like "nandro" > > because it was in a mismarked supplement that they were taking > > (specifically as a compliment to their athletic training)- well it's > > hard for me to have much sympathy for them, because I think they were > > violating the spirit of the sport to begin with. If you had any doubt > > which camp I'm in, it's now obvious.
