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jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

If a tooth falls out for no apparent reason.... then worry

desultude · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject:

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Freezer Burn · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Location: Busan

Do you guys actually eat breakfast, a normal breakfast should include orange juice, its readily available.
Who doesn't eat breakfast here?

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

desultude · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

ajuma · Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

You can buy vitamin C in any corner store. It comes as a "candy" type thing...tastes like those "pixi stix" used to. (Anyone else remember these???)

BTW kimchi has 42 mg of vitamin C per 10g, which is more than half of the US government's recommended daily allowance. So, if you're eating kimchi, you're ok!

Gollum · Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Japan

I take a multi-vitamin which I bought a bottle of from Lotte every day, when I remember. It has Vitamin C. I think the bottle cost me 11,000 won or something like that. Along with 2 Calcium pills.

Just don't get suckered into buying the 50,000 won vitamins at the pharmacy!

stvwrd · Joined: 31 Mar 2005

I read an article in Men's Health a while back ago saying an alarming number of college freshman come down with scurvy, and that 3 skittles per day is enough vitamin C to avoid it.

Now as to getting Skittles in Korea... I don't know if its possible, but the point is that I don't think it takes a whole lot of vitamin C to avoid it. I'd think orange juice every other day or so would be enough, but I'm far from a doctor.

Trivia: Someone on the set of the first Evil Dead movie ended up with scurvy. I forget the specifics, but I read it in Bruce Campbell's Memoire: If Chin's Could Kill.

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

Smokers are said to require somewhat more vitamin C... Other good food sources of it are green and red (bell) peppers, spinach and tomatos.

d503 · Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Location: Daecheong, Seoul

i though i was the only one afraid of scurvy

i just grab a bottle of oranje juice from the lg25 whenever i get scared.

it makes it all better

VanIslander · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:37 am Post subject:

Scury is the LAST thing I'd worry about in Korea.

Not only do I pass fruit vendors everyday,
Not only do most corner stores carry fresh bananas and/or oranges,
Not only is orange the flavour of choice in many Korean treats,

But also gimchi is full of vitamin c

as are hot peppers in general.

Seriously. Chocked full. More than in many fruits. Look it up.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

mysteriousdeltarays · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 12:22 pm Post subject:

A well educated lot here.

I don't even know how to respond to this.

"Testing shipboard water."

I'd say there is a fairly good shot that all of us a exhibiting symptoms of any number of vitamin defecencies.

Scurvy is a lack of Vitamin C.

"DUH!"

And there is no, or minimal amounts of Vitamin C in Kim Chi. The worlds best urban myth, perpetrated upon these idiots from 17 century Portugese sailors (who didn't even have any idea of what vitamin C was/is.)

It doesn't matter just don't leave the electric fan on at night in a closed room or you will really have a scurvy problem.

"I just know it, I don't know why."