VitaminD supplement 'overdosing' is possible and harmful, warn doctors
BMJ Case Reports'Hypervitaminosis D', as the condition is formerly known, is on the rise and linked to a wide range of potentially serious health issues, they highlight.
He had been taking high doses of more than 20 over the counter supplements every day containing: vitamin D 50000 mg—the daily requirement is 600 mg or 400 IU; vitamin K2 100 mg ; vitamin C, vitamin B9 1000 mg ; vitamin B2 , vitamin B6, omega-3 2000 mg twice daily , plus several other vitamin, mineral, nutrient, and probiotic supplements.The results of blood tests ordered by hisrevealed that he had very high levels of calcium and slightly raised levels of magnesium.
Two months after discharge from hospital, his calcium level had returned to normal, but his vitamin D level was still abnormally high. "Given its slow turnover , during which vitamin D toxicity develops, symptoms can last for several weeks," warn the authors.
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