The Tolerance of Man to Cold as Affected by Dietary Modifications: High Versus Low Intake of Certain Water-Soluble Vitamins

Abstract

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Effect of Environment on Nutritional Status

“…5 This suggests that the stress of cold increases the output of total nicotinic acid in the urine, although this effect is not large enough to be of any real significance. On the other hand, the urinary excretion of ascorbic acid is depressed by cold.…”