RDA for Vitamin C is 10% of USDA Standard for Guinea Pigs
By Linda on Feb 6, 2010 in General News | comments(0)
Full article: ttp://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/index.shtml
Excerpt:
Wait a minute; that cannot possibly be true.
Can it?
The US Department of Agriculture states that “the Guinea pig’s vitamin C requirement is 10-15 mg per day under normal conditions and 15-25 mg per day if pregnant, lactating, or growing.” (1)
Well, that sounds reasonable. But how much is that compared to humans?
An adult guinea pig weighs about one kilogram (2.2 pounds). Guinea pigs therefore need between 10 and 25 milligrams of C per kilogram.
