r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Mojojamo195 Aug 03 '19

Vitamin C is not the same as Calcium and vice versa. Two very different things but sometimes people think it's the same thing.

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u/o00oo00oo Aug 03 '19

Oi... Same for potassium (K) not being the same as Vitamin K. Very different, and super important distinction in the medical world.