{"id":57058,"date":"2020-02-09T14:54:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T10:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/?p=57058"},"modified":"2020-02-09T14:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T10:55:50","slug":"are-you-overdosing-on-vitamins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/are-you-overdosing-on-vitamins\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you overdosing on Vitamins?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As surprising as it may sound, Vitamin \u2018overdosing\u2019 is as real as vitamin \u2018deficiency\u2019. Today, we have juices loaded with vitamins and minerals in them, which sounds like a good way to recover your nutritional bases, especially when your regular diet is poor. But what if\u2026 you are overdosing on vitamins? What If you are overdosing on minerals?<\/p>\n<p>Like for example \u2013 excessive Vitamin \u2018C\u2019 and \u2018Zinc\u2019 in your body causes nausea, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. Likewise, excessive \u2018Selenium\u2019 causes mild nerve damage, fatigue, gastrointestinal disorder and in some cases hair loss.<\/p>\n<p><em>Is it necessary to take vitamin supplements?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ideally one can get all the necessary nutrients from a completely healthy diet, however, given the complexity of the modern world, it has become necessary to supplement the missing vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.<\/p>\n<p><em>How to avoid it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Generally, it is difficult to overdose on vitamins and minerals from a diet alone, which is why we need to consider the use of health supplements and fortified sports drinks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How can overdosing on vitamins be harmful?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the water-soluble Vitamins:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vitamin C<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B1 (thiamine)<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B3 (niacin)<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B7 (biotin)<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B9 (folate)<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-57059\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-300x294.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-150x147.png 150w, https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1.png 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the fat-soluble Vitamins:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vitamin A<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin D<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin E<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin K<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compared to water-soluble vitamins, the \u2018fat-soluble\u2019 vitamins are more toxic because if taken excessively it can accumulate in the body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-57061\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>*exception can be Vitamin K, which still does not have any upper intake level<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/blog\/\">blog<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0is not a medical journal and people dealing with any health issue should seek consultation from a certified physician only!<\/em> <em>Health supplements should only be consumed after consulting a physician. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As surprising as it may sound, Vitamin \u2018overdosing\u2019 is as real as vitamin \u2018deficiency\u2019. Today, we have juices loaded with vitamins and minerals in them, which sounds like a good way to recover your nutritional bases, especially when your regular diet is poor. But what if\u2026 you are overdosing on vitamins? What If you are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":57063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-lifestyle"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uat.corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}