Is There A Danger In Taking Too Many Nutritional Suppplements?

If you believe that you are not getting a sufficient amount of nutrients from food sources alone, then it is necessary to supplement your diet with a good high quality multivitamin. One that provides the kind of nutritional coverage to increase your general health and at the same time provides your eyes with the nutrition necessary for healthy vision. However, according to health care practitioners consumers need to become aware of the dangers involved with taking too many nutritional supplements at the same time. Therefore, here is some information regarding the health risks associated with taking too many nutritional supplements and what you can do to prevent this problem form occurring.

If you lack sufficient vitamins and minerals in your diet, while taking nutritional supplements is a good idea, exceeding the recommended dosages and taking too many supplements at the same time can cause side effects and health problems. Take for instance; in the case of the vision nutrient Vitamin A, if you take more than enough of the recommended dosage of this antioxidant, let's say for example, well above the recommended dosage for Vitamin A, and consume 100,000 IUs of this nutrient every day, continuously for months, you will experience nausea, vomiting and even vertigo.
In the case of Vitamin A the liver already stores active reserves of this antioxidant. Therefore, due to the fact that the liver is the place for storage of this nutrient, its capacity for storage can exceed its limits especially if you go well over the recommended dosage for daily consumption. This can overwhelm the liver and cause dangerous levels of this nutrient to build up in your system. This can result in liver toxicity.

According to Web MD while the recommended dosages of vitamin C don't really causes side effects, mega dosages of this antioxidant can result in side effects such as nausea, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Similarly, exceeding the limit for the mineral selenium can result in side effects such as hair loss, fatigue, gastrointestinal problems and mild nerve damage.

Your body is very capable of managing nutrients and discarding what is does not need when nutrients and vitamins occur in food. It is also capable of this same ability with most vitamins due to the fact that most vitamins are water soluble (able to be dissolved in water). Therefore, the body gets rid of excess nutrients it does not need through the process of urination. However, this does not apply to some vitamins that are fat soluble, (vitamins stored in the fat stores of the body). This is due to the fact that these kinds of vitamins when taken in excess cannot be excreted by the body and end up accumulating in your system to toxic levels. Examples of fat soluble vitamins include Vitamins A, D, E and K. Trace minerals like Selenium can also build up to toxic levels in the body when taken in excess.

Some people also tend to go completely overboard and end up taking 15-20 supplements daily. This can cause serious health problems due to the fact it can overwhelm the liver and the kidneys and lead to toxicity. To avoid such problems it is better to take a comprehensive supplement that consists of most of the nutrients you need for better health to reduce the number of vitamins you need to take. This will limit expenses and also eliminate unwanted side effects. If you are taking 5-7 different vitamin supplements health care practitioners advise splitting these up during different periods of the day instead of taking a bunch of supplements altogether at the same time.

What can you do additionally, to stop taking too many vitamins? You can always read labels and follow the recommended dosages only. You can also get advice from your nutritionists or pharmacists as to the safety levels of vitamin supplements. When it comes to maintaining health safety should always be your top priority. For this reason, become an educated consumer on the recommended dosages for your nutritional supplements, according to your nutritional needs, and have a qualified health care practitioner assist you in making such decisions.

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