Hypervitaminosis A and D

This place is not for medical advice and nowadays, I rarely give medical information even when requested.

There are so many pseudo-experts in the Internet and in the YouTube presentations and one should not listen to them.

Most of the advice is half baked!

If one is taking a balance diet (is a non smoker and abstain from alcohol) and is relatively healthy one need not take supplementary vitamins.

I used to see all the types of vitamin deficiencies (1973 Middle East War) in adults and children.

It may be true in Ceylon, currently due to many reasons.

But ad hoc vitamin supplementation in children could be hazardous.

Basically two types of vitamins, water soluble B vitamins and fat soluble A and D.

Vitamin K which is found in leafy vegetables is essential in blood clotting and bone formation. Half of Vitamin K is produced by microflora of the gut.

This piece is about hypervitaminosis.

Vitamin A excess can cause convulsions, drowsiness and abdominal cramps.

Coarse dry skin is seen in chronic toxicity.

Vitamin D excess can cause hypercalcemia, kidney stones and even renal (kidney) damage.

It is better you let the doctor decides whether one needs vitamin supplementation.

Vitamin A and D is stored in the liver and it may take months for the excess vitamins to be excreted from the body.