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...addition, take a daily multivitamin-multimineral supplement that provides at least 400 mcg of folic acid and at least 1,000 IUs of vitamin D. It should contain no iron and no preformed vitamin A (retinol...
VITAMIN OVERDOSE Healthy skin, shiny hair...and hip fractures? They're all associated with retinol, a vitamin-A compound found in liver, fish oils and other supplements. Retinol is usually linked to good skin and improved eyesight, but researchers say too much of the stuff can also increase the risk of hip fractures. An 18-year evaluation of more than 72,000 postmenopausal women found that those ingesting about 2,000 mcg or more a day were nearly twice as likely to injure their hips in a fall...
...latter, there's no need to go to extremes and buy the biggest horse pills or the most expensive bottles. Megadoses can cause trouble, including excessive bleeding and neurological problems. One important caveat: it's easy to get too much retinol (preformed vitamin A) from supplements and diet, which may increase the risk of hip fractures and birth defects. So make sure that retinol is not the only source of vitamin A in your pills...
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