In humans, approximately 60 mg of ascorbic acid (AA) breaks down in the body each day and has to be replaced by a dietary intake of 70 mg in women and 90 mg in men to maintain optimal
The etiology of hyperoxaluria from IV vitamin C most likely is related to endogenous conversion of ascorbic acid to oxalate
Ascorbic acid is metabolized to oxalic acid through a series of chemical reactions, starting with the conversion of ascorbic acid to L-gluconolactone by the
The content of oxalate in the human body depends on dietary intake (principally in seeds and leafy plants related to spinach and rhubarb) and the rate of