Guest guest Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Side effects of high dose vit A are pretty well documented. It's one of those vitamins that builds up in the system as opposed to being excreted. Here's just one link that includes some of the problems of excess vit A. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202595.html#SXX14 Same goes for her excessive use of potassium, another dangerous one to muck around with.... --- In infections , <rhbailey@d...> wrote: > > Hi Barb, > > > I read L ing, and Adele long ago > > Adelle 's books taught me to cook with confidence, and I learned a > lot from her. But at " a 1969 White House Conference on Food and > Nutrition, the panel on deception and misinformation agreed that > was probably the most damaging source of false nutrition information in > the nation. " > > http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/davis.html > > I don't know what to make of this paragraph on the website: " In 1971, > a four-year-old victim of 's advice was hospitalized at the > University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. The child > appeared pale and chronically ill. She was having diarrhea, vomiting, > fever, and loss of hair. Her liver and spleen were enlarged, and other > signs suggested she had a brain tumor. Her mother, " a food faddist who > read Adelle religiously, " had been giving her large doses of > vitamins A and D plus calcium lactate. Fortunately, when these > supplements were stopped, the little girl's condition improved. " > > Sue , > Upstate New York > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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