A large number of people use vitamins in large quantities in an effort to strengthen the immune system. Which may cause excessive intake and use.
Until the excessive use of these vitamins may cause diseases not less dangerous than their deficiency.
The specialist in allergies and immunology, Alexei Bismertny, revealed to “Sputnik”, about the risks of this. “In a civilized society, in a normal country, with good nutrition, a person cannot suffer from a deficiency of vitamins. And it’s all on our table. The only exceptions are for some areas where children under the age of three need vitamin D. Which should be given in the form of vitamins, for several years now it has been seen that taking a multivitamin is not only unhealthy. But it is also insecure. ”
According to him, a craving for vitamins can lead to hypervitaminosis, which is often more dangerous than vitamin deficiency.
He continued: “Excessive intake of vitamins such as vitamin D or vitamin A is completely unsafe for health. Furthermore it. Many multivitamins are believed to be registered as nutritional supplements, not drugs. And cause toxic liver damage, according to statistics ”.
He added that the deficiency of some vitamins does not have a drastic effect on the immune system, but it affects general health.
This is especially true of hypervitaminosis, where a person experiences nausea, lethargy, and fatigue. With an excess of vitamin D, and vomiting may appear, that is, all signs of poisoning are present.
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