it is proposed that the present recommended dietary allowance of 45 mg day ( -1 ) of vitamin c for adults be renamed the minimum dietary allowance , defined as the amount needed to prevent scurvy , and that , after consideration of the evidence about intake and the best of health , there be formulated another category of values , the recommended daily intake , with the suggested range of 250 mg day ( -1 ) to 4000 mg day ( -1 ) of ascorbic acid for an adult .
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scurvy
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ascorbic acid