Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 Did anyone hear the blurb on the news today about taking more than 1.5mg daily of Vit A appears to make bones break more easily? Does anyone know what the conversion is from mg to iu? All my data is based on dosages expressed in iu. Also no mention made whether this is ANY AND ALL Vit A, or just from animal sources. So far, any info I've come across has said there are no toxicity problems with beta carotene (plant sourced A). Anyone out there have more detailed info? Knowledge of the study this bit was based on? Would appreciate hearing what ya know. Carol A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 01:30:56 EST tuesdynite@... writes: > Vit A, or just from animal sources. So far, any info I've come > across has > said there are no toxicity problems with beta carotene (plant > sourced A). > > Carol A Carol, my limited knowledge of Vitamin A is that it is water soluble so what the body doesn't use it gets flushed like Vitamin C. Hope this helps. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 339.5 lbs. and loosing again Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 In a message dated 1/24/03 2:24:28 PM Central Standard Time, loriowen@... writes: << Carol, my limited knowledge of Vitamin A is that it is water soluble so what the body doesn't use it gets flushed like Vitamin C. Hope this helps. >> ----------------------------- Not true. It's oil-soluble and too much can cause lots of problems. This particular report said bone breakage. I'm looking for anyone who knows the name of the report, researcher, med journal it appeared it, etc so I can read it myself. Carol A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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