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1. 

   smiiile
   October 20th, 2010 - 12:29

   There are fat soluble and water soluble vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins are stored in the body (fat), while water soluble vitamins are excreted daily. You can overdose on fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K), but not water soluble (B, C) vitamins (body uses what it needs, gets rid of the rest). You can look up the recommended daily allowance of A, D, E and K to see if you are over the limit.

   Some good sites:
   http://www.ehow.com/how_2356_know-recommended-dietary.html
   http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec12/ch154/ch154a.html
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommended_Dietary_Allowance
2. 

   Love Life
   October 20th, 2010 - 12:29

   Getting what you need from food is better than the vitamin thing.
3. 

   Phil
   October 20th, 2010 - 12:29

   You have to be careful mainly with fat soluble vitamins eg. Vitamin A. those are the kinds you are most likely to overdose on. As for the rest of the vitamins you’re likely to pee them out if your body doesn’t use them.
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   darkerblue
   October 20th, 2010 - 12:29

   It is possible to take too much of certain vitamins, yes.

   Vitamins A, D, E, and K are "fat soluble" and you have to watch that you don’t take too much of them. Most other vitamins will flush out of your system on their own.

   Too much (or too little) of some of them (potassium and calcium, for example) can throw the body off and affect the heart rhythm.

   I’m not at all sure about the nonessential elements.

   You should stick close to the "recommended daily allowances" and not get too far above that.
5. 

   Pastor Art (((SFECU)))
   October 20th, 2010 - 12:29

   I scanned your list and this is what I can tell you:

   1. Vitamin C and B (any) are all water soluble so you can’t overdose, any excess will flesh out of your via your kidneys. Really yellow urine is full of excess B and C. So the mice, rats and snakes which live in your sewer system will be really healthy!

   2. Too much IRON can cause liver damage. Those who are anemic, and are taking iron supplements, have their blood tested and the key test for Iron in the liver is Ferritin, which measures the iron stores in your liver. For the anemic person, if Ferritin is found to be less than a 5 they might put a person into a hospital. Normal Ferritin levels are 35 to 200. Higher than 200 is a problem.

   3. I googled Folic Acid, and found a web site that says the max dose you should take per day is 1,000 mg. However I’m not sure if you would absorb that much even if you did take that much. Since Folic Acid is what you’d get naturally in fresh fruits and vegetables.

   I can’t imagine that you could overdose on too much fruit or veggies.

   http://www.nutritional-supplements-health-guide.com/folic-acid-overdose.html

   4. Let me suggest you google everything on your list. Overdose comments found on Yahoo answers should not always be taken seriously. Comments from web sites of firms selling supplements should not be taken seriously.

   Comments from sites like the Mayo Clinic or Johns Hopkins or Cleveland Clinic, or Web-MD can be taken seriously.

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