Abstract
The ascorbic acid status of 50 chronic alcoholics has been studied by measuring the leucocyte ascorbic acid levels (L.A.A.) and assessing the intake of vitamin C from diet histories. The mean (± S.D.) L.A.A. level of the group was 18.18±11.01μg/108W.B.C., which was significantly lower (P < 0.0005) than that of a matched group (27.41 ±7.59 μg/108W.B.C.). No clinical features of scurvy were noted in either group. The haematological status of the chronic alcoholics was also studied. The alcoholics were not anaemic but there was evidence from the serum iron and erythrocyte protoporphyrin results that in 13 out of 36 alcoholic patients the metabolism of iron was disturbed.
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