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James Newman4 said:Man, I don't even know you—we've never met—but that’s exactly what Mac warned me about...

🤣So you actually heard that warning voice inside your head... the one that belongs to MacGregor...

how many more of you are stuck in there?

Honestly, you guys are being hilarious right now. If you're actually curious about MacGregor, just know that he and I work in the exact same field, so I run into him at meetings every now and then... 😛

I honestly just popped in here to learn something new... but instead, I ended up having a good laugh... not a bad way to get some therapy (for whatever)... thanks for making my night better (since I'm feeling pretty crappy right now)! Cheers to Kraft! 👏

James Newman4 said:Your comments are honestly hilarious. If you actually care—MacGregor and I work in the exact same industry, and I run into him at meetings from time to time...😛

😂 😂 🙂 🤣 This is just too much.

James Newman4 thinks we’re all just idiots...

Fine then.

If you take a quick glance at James Newman4's email and compare it to MacGregor's profile, it's pretty obvious they're using the exact same referral code for Herbalife or whatever it is they're pushing (code: 6969).

MacGregor, when I told you to go on a seven-day cooling-off period, I was being dead serious. You basically made a clone and showed up before the ban even expired. Do you have any idea how bad that looks?
Do you honestly believe anyone here is going to take you seriously after this?

What an absolute joke, I mean—it’s actually hard to believe...

lahor said:MacGregor, when I told you to take a seven-day break, I wasn't joking.

Why? How did he earn that? The guy actually writes with substance and expertise, unlike most people here who just spam mindless posts.

starfish_from_the_sea said:Where can I actually find reliable data regarding how harmful specific
additives in food products really are?

I just double-checked if E 330 was truly listed as a
carcinogen in that report from the Mayo Clinic.

Oh boy, here we go again with citric acid being "cancerous."😵

Seriously, Ontopic, imagine being stuck with GPs like that. Telling someone they have bacteria in their urine because of Kraft Foods? That’s some top-tier medical logic right there.😁

banderas said:Ugh, here we go again with the citric acid being "carcinogenic"... 😵

Back to the point—god help us if these are the kinds of GPs we have. Telling someone they have bacteria in their urine because of Nestlé? What a joke... 😁

Look, you can't even try to "educate" people here without them calling you a freak... 🙄 ... Sigh...

Grace Flores85 said:Look, you can't exactly try to "educate" anyone here without them immediately telling you to go kick rocks🙄 ... Ugh...

- Go ahead, teach us then. I won't say anything bad, I promise... 🙂
Posts like this are actually useful for learning stuff!... 👍

Look, just scroll through the thread for a bit, you'll see everything that's been said. There are explanations for those additives and all that... And honestly, just ignore that stuff about Nestlé and bacteria in urine, it's not even worth mentioning 🙄

hana said:So, you're saying Vitamin C messes with the actual test and triggers false results? Is that how it works?

Exactly. If you actually bother to read the fine print on the packaging for an unknown supplement, it spells it out right there:
Ascorbic acid is a potent reducing agent that can alter the outcomes of various lab tests (for example, glucose in urine, estradiol, liver transaminases, serum lactate dehydrogenase, occult blood in stool, serum bilirubin, plasma iron and ferritin, urinary pH, uric acid, or oxalates).

🙂

Roger Wood41 said:Yeah. If you check the fine print on the unknown packaging, it warns you about this:
Ascorbic acid is a strong reducing agent that can mess with lab results (like glucose in urine, estradiol, liver enzymes, LDH in serum, occult blood in stool, serum bilirubin, plasma iron and ferritin, urine pH, uric acid, or oxalates).

🙂

- Well, look at that! Now someone tell me how long I actually have to wait after taking Vitamin C before I go in for bloodwork or a urine test?! Like, what doses are even safe to take right before...
👋

So, I’ve got a quick question from someone who’s definitely a layman here. Let’s take ascorbic acid, for example. Is the structure of natural Vitamin C and its lab-made version TOTALLY identical? Or is the manufactured stuff just a little bit of an imitation that merely mimics what the natural version does? Ha, ha, ha! I mean, okay, I know there isn't much to unpack here—this isn't a PhD thesis or anything—but if there actually *is* a structural difference, shouldn't we consider the possibility that some tiny part of that artificial substance might react "wrong" inside our bodies? (Please, no snarky remarks or comments along the lines of "well, people are sensitive to plenty of natural things" and all that... I'm already well aware of that. I'm just looking for a polite, straight answer to the question.)

Thanks in advance!

See ya!

One more quick question: does anything that makes urine more acidic actually encourage bacterial growth?

jezebel said:So, I have a quick question from a layman. Let’s take ascorbic acid, for example. Is natural vitamin C and lab-made vitamin C TOTALLY identical in structure, or is this man-made version just a little imitation that merely mimics the function of the natural one? Ha, ha, ha. I mean, (okay, I know there isn't much to debate here, this isn't a PhD thesis), but if there is even a slight structural difference, shouldn't we consider the possibility that some minor part of the artificial version might "react" incorrectly within our bodies? (Please, no sarcastic remarks or comments like "well, people are sensitive to plenty of natural things" and such—I already get all that. Just looking for a polite answer to the question.)

Thanks in advance!

Bye!

There is absolutely NO difference between lab-synthesized vitamin C and the version isolated from nature, whether you're looking at its structure or how it works.

Sarah Gomez52 said:there is absolutely ZERO difference between lab-made vitamin C and the stuff you get straight from nature, like, the structure and how it works in your body is basically identical

I mean, seriously, go ahead and tell that to a toddler or someone who actually believes everything they read online... 😉 😁

James Newman4 said:Save that fairy tale for the toddlers and the gullible... 😉 😁

Alright then, why don't you finally quit stalling and explain the difference to us? Just give it to us straight, in plain English, without all the fancy jargon. 😁

Let's keep this simple and direct: what is the actual, real-world difference between natural and lab-made ascorbic acid? We’re looking for a short, precise answer.

Susan Gomez33 said:Alright then, why don't you finally explain the difference—in plain English, just give it to us straight and simple😁

The question is short and sweet... what's the actual difference between natural and lab-made ascorbic acid? We're looking for an answer that's just as direct and precise.

Synthetic stuff glows in the dark—so, where do you think all our streetlights come from? 🙄

Aaron Gonzalez4 said:Synthetic stuff glows in the dark, so where else do you think our streetlights come from?🙄

Look, I might be being a bit dense here, but if we're talking about ascorbic acid, what's the deal with Vitamin C? Does that glow too, or am I just overthinking things?😲