Vitamins and Minerals: Overdosing May Be Harmful

Many of us take supplements, mostly vitamins, convinced that the pills will make us healthier. Vitamins help regulate body processes and help us grow and develop healthily. Similarly, minerals are also essential for the body to grow and function properly. However, contrary to this, by overdosing our vitamin and mineral consumption we are actually increasing our risk of disease. Check out.

• Vitamin B6:
A water-soluble vitamin that aids the cardiovascular and nervous systems, helps build protein, hormonesdefine and red blood cells.
Toxic Consequences:
Cause nerve damage, loss of muscle coordination in limbs.

• Beta-Carotene:
A fat-soluble vitamin that converts to vitamin A in the body; an antioxidant and immune booster.
Toxic Consequences:
Increased risk of lung cancerdefine in smokers.

• Vitamin E:
A fat-soluble vitamin that maintains cells membranes; an antioxidant tat protects against free radicals.
Toxic Consequences:
Headaches, fatigue, double vision, muscle weakness, gastrointestinal distress.

• Vitamin C:
A water-soluble vitamin and antioxidant that protects against free radicals, helps synthesize collagen.
Toxic Consequences:
Gastrointestinal effects, diarrhea, flatulence.

• Vitamin A:
A fat-soluble vitamin essential to vision, cell growth, immune and reproductive systems.
Toxic Consequences:
Damage to liver, bone and vision. May increase risk of birth defects.

• Copper:
A trace mineral essential to the formation of collagen, the protein in bones, skin and connective tissue.
Toxic Consequences:
Gastrointestinal disturbances.

• Selenium:
A trace mineral essential for many body processes and an antioxidant.
Toxic Consequences:
Loss of hair and nails, pain, numbness and paralysis.

• Zinc:
A trace mineral critical to hundreds of body processes such as cell growth, sexual maturation and immunity.
Toxic Consequences:
Nausea, cramping, can affect absorption of copper and iron.

• Iron:
A trace mineral essential for carrying oxygen in the blood; energy production and boosts immunity.
Toxic Consequences:
Constipation, nausea, vomiting, and possibly heart disease.

• Folate (Folic Acid):
A water-soluble essential for building genetic material, blood cells, muscles, and fetal development.
Toxic Consequences:
Can mask Vitamin B12 deficiency in older people leading to nerve damage.