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Is it okay for teens to take biotin
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Dr. Richard Zimon answered
59 years experience Internal Medicine
Sure: no harm but the benefits of such preparations are generally UNSUPPORTED by SCIENTIFICALLY BASED MEDICAL STUDIES!
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A member asked:
Dr. Pouya Shafipour answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Yes: Biotin is a safe supplement that improves the quality of hair and nails. It is safe to take in teens and up.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Keith Ramsey answered
36 years experience Adolescent Medicine
Yes: Yes, unless they have an allergy to it.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matt Wachsman answered
36 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes, certainly: collagen is a protein, and biotin is a vitamin. They are both normally found in food. They do not interfere with each other.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Randy Baker answered
40 years experience Holistic Medicine
Yes. However...: It is perfectly safe to take 10,000 mcg of biotin. That sounds like a lot, but it is the same as 10 mg. There is no known toxicity of biotin but that' ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
No. That's too much.: A normal person (without biotin deficiency) eating a well-balanced diet can be just fine without buying additional biotin supplements. The NIH reports ... Read More
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered
38 years experience Family Medicine
Probably: Nih advises : appropriate dose of biotin depends on several factors: user’s age, health, et al. Not enough scientific info now to determine appropriat ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Larry Xanthopoulos answered
22 years experience Pediatrics
Sounds like a lot: Adequate intake of biotin is 25-30 mcg for adolescent and 35 mcg for an adult daily. So 10,000 mcg sounds like a very large amount.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcadams answered
23 years experience Internal Medicine
Depends: It depends on why you are taking the supplement. The only condition that biotin treats is a true biotin deficiency. If you have this the recommended ... Read More
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