Effects of Vitamin Overdose and Precaution

Executif Summary About Vitamin Overdose by Ashi Jas

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Why overdose of vitamins is dangerous?

Vitamin Overdose

It is mostly the fat-soluble vitamins that are dangerous. Water-soluble vitamins – such as the B group vitamins and vitamin C- cannot be stored by the body much, so if one takes in more than required by the body, they are simply excreted in the urine. However, the fat-soluble vitamins – A and D can accumulate in the body and lead to toxicity in the body. The only exception, is for a pregnant woman, when large amounts of vitamin

What side–effects does vitamin overdose lead to?

High doses of vitamins over a long period of time can lead to side-effects. General symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrohea, rapid breathing, rashes are common with any vitamin overdose. Each vitamin also has specific symptoms associated with its overdose

Vitamin B2 – turns the urine yellow-orange.

Vitamin B1 – rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, irregular heart beat, headache, convulsions

Vitamin B3 – Signs include skin flushing, itching, wheezing, headache, diarrohea, and vomiting.

Vitamin B 9 – central nervous system damage.

Vitamin D – muscle weakness, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and bone pain. Vitamin E – overdose toxicity symptoms include nausea, headache, fatigue, easy bruising and bleeding, double vision and muscle weakness.

Vitamin C – high doses can cause diarrohea and upset stomach, and can also cause newborn scurvy.

Our body is designed in such a way that it can cope with natural vitamins and mineral, but the body has not developed any cushion to deal with artificial vitamins, which is why overdosing with many different vitamins can and is dangerous.

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Executif Summary About Vitamin Overdose by Dr John Anne

In some cases, individuals will conceive the notion that by increasing recommended daily dosages of a particular vitamin or vitamins, or, engaging the overdose of vitamins, in general, will enhance their respective levels of optimum achievement.

Vitamins are a healthy supplement to people’s daily diets, particularly, in compensating for the lack of clinically recommended daily vitamin allowances through inadequate eating habits, or, in other terms, a balanced diet, when taken as directed. However, upon a person increasing their daily vitamin intake by exceeding the recommended dosage and allotments, such overdose of vitamins is unhealthy.

Where children of younger ages are concerned, a misinterpreted or unintentional overdose of vitamins, particularly in those multiple vitamin formulation containing iron, poses hazardous factors. Small and normally recommended doses or supplements of iron permits the body’s ability to restore the hemoglobin count.

Unfortunately, when a larger than recommended or prescribed dosage of iron is administered to a young child, the effect of this overdose of vitamins can devastatingly result in either a permanent coma or death. If the respective individuals ingest the recommended or prescribed amount of iron, as a dietary supplement, it can be beneficial.

However, if an excessively higher amount of iron, which would result in an overdose of vitamins, is taken or administered, the body’s absorbing abilities of zinc would be impeded. While normal, recommended and prescribed levels and does of vitamin C supports these matters in its effectiveness, overdose of vitamin in this case, leads to bouts of diarrhea and abdominal pain and stress.

Vitamin D, through the body absorbing it through normal sun exposure or sun bathing, in any amount, will never amount to an overdose of vitamins.