Vitamin B6 Toxicity : a new megavitamin syndrome
Abstract
Vitamin megadosage has been fashionable since the 1960's, mainly as a result of the writings of authors like Adelle Davis and Linus Pauling, who proclaimed the efficacy of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in the treatment of the common cold and other infections.
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