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2005/06/02, 06:56 PM
Hey everybody I'm new and I was just wondering... as I was looking at the nutritional facts about the vitamins and minerals, there is a category for "Toxicity Symptoms". Just wondering what that meant... maybe what happens when you have too much? Thanks in advance! :cool:
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2005/06/02, 08:32 PM
certain vitamins are toxic...you read that correct...TOXIC....in high enough quanities....ie...iron, vitamin A...and some others....however, unless you swallow a whole bottle of multivitamin or plan on eating a polar bear liver....you should be fine....if you are thinking about taking a multivitamin....then go for a generic one with 100% of Daily Value.....
www.vitamins.com.... have great values(up to 80% off from waht you'd find at drug stors or supplement stores)....also if you order from them, when they ask where u heard about them.....just randomly select soemthing(tv, etc) to get extra 5$ off
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2005/06/02, 08:40 PM
let me clarify....by toxic effects....it means you'll be experiencing unpleasant side effects...which range from things like flushing(niacin), numbness,diarrhea,etc....to possible death from vitamin A/iron.......
also keep in mind fat soluble vitamins are worse to overdose on because they stay in the body longer....and have a tendency to build up in the body
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/vitamin_toxicity.jsp
http://www.medicinalfoodnews.com/vol04/issue3/toxicity.htm
http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/vitamins.htm
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2005/06/03, 10:13 AM
Wow...eating a polar bear liver. Add that to my things of what not to incorporate into my diet.
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