Explained: Vitamin Toxicity And Its Effects
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22 April 2024
The body needs vitamins to perform essential metabolic processes. They are necessary for development, immunity, vision, and other processes
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Although a person can consume all vitamins by eating a balanced diet, however, some people often take supplements as well
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But if you take too much of any vitamin, it might cause vitamin toxicity
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It happens when you eat an excessive amount of a vitamin that is normally an important nutrient needed to keep the body healthy
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Certain vitamins can have serious and life-threatening side effects. Therefore, they must be taken after proper recommendation by a doctor
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If you consume too many water-soluble vitamins, your kidneys will eliminate them
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They don't accumulate in your body and are excreted through urine. Toxicity arises only when you take high doses
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Water-soluble vitamins include B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12 and C
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However, your body cannot get rid of fat-soluble vitamins as they do not dissolve in water and are easily stored in your body's tissues
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Vitamins A, D, E and K are the four fat-soluble vitamins
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Toxicity of these vitamins can weaken your bones, lead to poor appetite, weight loss, irregular heartbeat, seizures, internal bleeding etc
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