INDOZONE.ID – Time pandemic, many people are looking for something that can increase immunity in the body, one of which is vitamin D. In addition to boosting immunity, vitamin D is believed to reduce the risk of respiratory tract infections.
Because it is believed to be able to treat infections, vitamin D is increasingly being hunted, even some time ago its existence was difficult to find because people who panic buying.
Consumption of vitamin D is recommended to be taken after breakfast, coupled with sunbathing activities. Although it is believed to increase immunity, vitamin D cannot be taken carelessly.
If you take too much and exceed the dose, it can be toxic and cause hypervitaminosis D. Vitamin D works in the body and absorbs calcium and circulates it in the blood.
But if there is too much in the body, then there is a buildup of calcium in the blood called hypercalcemia. Reporting from Insider, excessive consumption of vitamin D and causing the sufferer to be poisoned is rare. Even so, you still have to recognize the symptoms in order to avoid the bad risks that could occur.
Symptoms that arise due to vitamin D poisoning include nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, bone pain, and weakness and lethargy. If these symptoms occur, do not let it go because it will cause excess calcium to be stored by the arteries and trigger the formation of kidney stones and can even damage the heart.
Professor from the University of California San Diego, United States, Paul Price said, the damage suffered by the heart due to excess calcium in the blood can occur if a person consumes excessive vitamin D for years.
To check someone who has vitamin D poisoning, you can use a blood test to see the level of calcium in the blood. such as soy milk and salmon.
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