A person's vitamin status is a good predictor of their mortality risk. High blood vitamin C levels indicate a low risk for cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer & other immune based diseases.
Goat: 2.28 – 13.30 gram
Rat: 2.74 – 13.90 gram
Rabbit: 1.55 – 15.82 gram
Cow: 1.10 – 1.28 gram
Mouse: 2.35 – 19.25 gram
Sheep: 1.74 gram
Cat: 0.34 – 2.80 gram
The chart above shows the average amount produced by each animal, adjusted to an equivalent body weight of 70kg for Man.
Under normal circumstances the daily amount produced, adjusted for comparison to a 70kg man, is somewhere between 3g & 15g, with an average of 5.4g.
Animals produce variable amounts depending on their circumstances. Under conditions of stress or infection synthesis can easily quadruple. Some primates appear to require up to 2.8g/day equivalent to survive the long-term stresses of captivity.
While a mere 60 mg/day can prevent scurvy, the deficiency disease first identified by Dr. James Lind in 1753, it would be illogical to assume that this is the optimal dose.
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