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If you have no vitamin deficiency , but take vitamins as recommended will that cause you to overdose?

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Dr. Jarrod Kaufman answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Vitamin overdose: Generally a well balanced diet will help with almost all of your daily requirements. Toxicity generally will only occur with fat soluble vitamins like a, d e, k because the amounts are stored and can reach toxic levels . The water soluble ones like b, c are excreted by the kidney and will generally be removed from your system. All these items should be taken at the recommendation of your doctor.

Answered 12/20/2013

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Dr. Andrew Lipton answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Vitamins are safe: In is unlikely to e=overdose on any multivitamin if taken as directed. Most people do not have a balanced diet so a vitamin can be helpful.

Answered 1/8/2015

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