subject: Disadvantages Of Vitamin C Overdose [print this page] Vitamin c when taken in more amount than recommended, then it can cause diarrhea and stomach aches. The human body uses only the required amount of vitamin c but, the overdose of this vitamin can disturb the metabolic activities of the body.
For the non-smoking adults, the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin c is 75 mg for women and90 mg for men per day. In case of smokers, the RDAs are 110 mg for women whereas, for men, they are 125 mg per day. In order to maximize the levels of lymphocyte and plasma, a dosage of 200 mg on the daily basis are enough.
Sometimes higher levels of vitamin c are required but in the conditions like fever, trauma or infection. If the intake of this vitamin is about 200-500 mg per day in the divisions of 2 or 3 doses, then person may reach to the extreme saturation point. Vitamin c is a water soluble protein so the extra is excreted out from the body. The side effects of vitamin c overdose are stomach upset, gas or diarrhea. The other possible conditions can be nausea, cramps in stomach or risk of developing stones in the kidney. Due to higher amount of vitamin c in the body, the level of copper is reduced in the body which is one of the important nutrients. The people suffering from diseases caused due to overload of iron should strictly avoid taking the overdose of vitamin c because it increases the absorption of iron. People having problems of kidney stones should also be careful in taking vitamin c.
Vitamin c when taken in more amount than recommended, then it can cause diarrhea and stomach aches. The human body uses only the required amount of vitamin c but, the overdose of this vitamin can disturb the metabolic activities of the body.
