Last Updated on January 24, 2024 by The Health Master
While there has been a lot of talk about vitamin D deficiency in Indians and the several health risks it poses, from bone diseases to mental health illnesses, overdosing on vitamin D supplements can be disastrous for your health too.
An excess of vitamin D in your body can cause vitamin toxicity, or hypervitaminosis, which can lead to kidney stones, nausea, constipation, and increase your risk of bone fractures, heart problems, and even cancer.
“Excessive consumption of vitamin D (10,000 IU) supplements daily can lead to risks like vitamin D toxicity, leading to abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood.
Symptoms may include kidney stones, nausea, recurrent vomiting, constipation, excessive thirst, excessive urination, confusion, and weight loss.
It’s been also seen that those who take high doses of the supplement are at increased risk of cancer, heart problems, and an increased risk of bone fractures, ” says Dr Shreedhar Archik, Senior Consultant, Orthopedics and Joint Replacement, Global Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
Vitamin D helps calcium absorption and bone building and is found in fortified milk, fortified juice, fish, egg yolks, red meat, and cereal.
The recommendation for the daily amount of vitamin D for adults from 31 to 70 years of age is 600 IU, and for those over 71 years- 800 IU.
“The main distinction that determines the threat of overdosing is whether a vitamin is fat or water-soluble. Water-soluble vitamins are less likely to cause health risks as they dissolve easily and are not usually absorbed in any body tissues for a long period of time,” says Dr Archik.
Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble which means that the body can keep them stored within fat deposits for longer period of time, while others are water-soluble essential vitamins.
The expert concludes by saying “people should not take excessive dosages of multi-vitamins or vitamin supplements, unless advised by the expert,”
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