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What are the effects of excess vitamins?


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Vitamins:

  1. Vitamins are organic substances that an individual needs in small amounts for its metabolism to function correctly.
  2. Vitamins A, C, D, E, K, and B vitamins are among the 13 important vitamins.
  3. At higher doses, it may cause acute or chronic toxicity, which is referred to as hypertoxicity.
  4. Excessive vitamin consumption over a long period of time can be harmful, resulting in symptoms such as nausea, constipation, hair loss, exhaustion, nerve damage, and more.
  5. Excess water-soluble vitamins do not store and are eliminated, thus they do not cause harm.

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