Monday, December 7, 2015

Think twice next time taking vitamin D

When growing up parents are always told us to take your vitamins to grow big and strong.  Vitamin deficiency is obviously bad for someones health but scientists have found that having high levels of a certain vitamin can be just as harmful.  According to a study conducted by a group of University of Copenhagen scientists, they show that there is a connection between high levels of vitamin D in the blood and cardiovascular death.  The scientists conducted a study of 247,574 people over a period of seven years, taking a blood sample from each patient to measure levels of vitamin D.  After the seven years the scientists looked at the mortality rate of the patients and found that 16,645 of them have died.  They then observed the initial blood sample taken and confirmed that there is a correlation between mortality rate and high levels of vitamin D in the blood.
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This was the first time that scientists have been able to reveal that too much vitamin D can be bad for your health.  The optimal levels of vitamin D in the blood is about 70 nanomols per litre, and anything under 50 or over 100 may increase the risk of a stroke or a coronary.  Most people get enough vitamin D through foods they eat, such as fish and diary products, as well as, vitamin D being naturally made in the body when exposed to sunlight.  It is important for people to know that high levels of a certain vitamin can be bad for them because so many people are taking health supplements. 

9 comments:

  1. This was quite interesting. I always understood how vitamin deficiency can lead to certain health problems, however I didn't realize how harmful too much of a certain vitamin can be for your health.

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  2. I am also surprised how a vitamin can be so harmful and can cause death. But I guess that also makes sense, you can't have a lot of something that is good for you too. For example, have some amount of fat from food is good but when it is over-loaded, it is a result of a negative-effect.

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  3. This is really interesting. To think that all this time no one has thought about the aspect of high levels of Vitamin D being unhealthy. Its crazy to think that parents will tell their kids to drink more milk and play in the sun so they can get their vitamin D and grow up big and strong, and meanwhile the vitamin D can end up being harmful. Truly fascinating, and I know I would have never thought this would be the case.

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  4. This is really interesting. To think that all this time no one has thought about the aspect of high levels of Vitamin D being unhealthy. Its crazy to think that parents will tell their kids to drink more milk and play in the sun so they can get their vitamin D and grow up big and strong, and meanwhile the vitamin D can end up being harmful. Truly fascinating, and I know I would have never thought this would be the case.

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  5. Crazy. We don't realize that vitamin D could actually be harming us when we think we are doing ourselves good while soaking it up. I guess there always the chance of too many high levels of anything could be harmful. But this really does stick out because you grow up being told its good for you and your body needs it.

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  6. This post was really surprising. I never would have thought that taking too much of a certain vitamin could be bad for your health. You're always told to take your vitamins as a child but I never thought that taking in too much vitamin D can lead to such dangerous health conditions. I'm curious to know what other vitamins can cause health problems when taken too much of.

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  7. Everything including things that are good for us should be taken in moderation. Too much of anything even something we don't give a second thought to such as vitamins can become harmful. Its always great when scientists can make a link between something we do or take everyday with being possibly harmful. The more we know, the more contentiousness we can be with our health.

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  8. This is very interesting. I remembering learning from biology that vitamins A,D,E, and K are fat soluble and should only be maintained at certain levels of the body; high levels could be toxic. Now I understand the effects of too much vitamin D. Thanks for sharing

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  9. This really pushes the statement " everything is good in moderation, and too much or a good thing can be bad" great article. always thought too much sun could only burn you, or could possibly cause skin issues.

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