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How safe is it to take a vitamin a supplement?

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Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Vitamin A: Vitamin a supplements are usually safe. Excessive vitamin a theoretically can affect/hurt your liver. Patients with retinitis pigmentosa take mega-doses of vit a often without side effect. The best way to get your vitamins is through a natural, green leafy veggie diet.

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Depends : If you have no liver disease and are not a smoker it is safe if you take at or near the rda- recommended daily amount. In smokers there is an increased risk of lung cancer.

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