Help! Am i overdosing on vitamins?!


Question: Help! Am i overdosing on vitamins.?
i was just wondering cuz my vitamin intake is of the RDA

Vitamin A-300% multi vit.
Vitamin D-250% multi vit. and food
Vitamin b1-400% multi vit. and food
Vitamin b-2-400% multi vit. and food
vitamin b3-400% multi vit and food
vitamin b6-400% multi vit and food
vitaminb12-450% multi vit and food
Floic Acid-350% multi vit
Iron-250% multi vit
Calcium-4000mg milk

when i say and food it means i get alot of it from food

do u think im overdosing on this.?btw im 14 yrs oldHealth Question & Answer


Answers:
Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble. That means they are can easily penetrate cells and are completely absorbed in the intestine. In addition, they get stored in the body's fat, brain, liver and just about any tissue of the body. Excess amounts of these fat-soluble vitamins can cause SEVERE DAMAGE to various organs.

The other vitamins are water-soluble (dissolve in water), are not well absorbed and the kidneys excrete any excess amounts in your urine. So take vitamins B-12, B-6, C Folic Acid, etc. in large doses, if you want. You will be WASTING YOUR MONEY, however, because you will just lose most of them in your urine.

Iron, calcium, zinc, etc. are NOT vitamins. (They are salts, but often called "minerals".) Excess amounts can cause SEVERE organ damage: iron to the liver; calcium, zinc, etc.to the kidneys and other tissues.

MY ADVICE: Buy some cheap store-brand one-a-day type multi-vitamin pills and take 1 each day. Along with your food intake, that will be more than sufficient.

Health Question & Answer

No, you can't overdose on Vitamins. Any extra vitamins that your body doesn't use gets eliminated out through the urine. All vitamins are are catalysts for enzymatic reactions in the body, they are not a medication.Health Question & Answer

You don't sound like you are getting an excessive amount of vitamins or anything that would make you sick. You need those extra vitamins at your age.Health Question & Answer

well it's over your dayly limit....
you should only take 100% a day...
that's your limit.
But then again, your not dead!
Check w/ your doctorHealth Question & Answer



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