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Vitamin D can be over-dosed. One side effect is over calcification (kidney stones, etc) because D is involved in that process.
by gregwebs 16y ago
Vitamin D can be over-dosed. One side effect is over calcification (kidney stones, etc) because D is involved in that process.
- bryanlarsen 16y agoI should have phrased it as "the body has a mechanism to get rid of excess Vitamin D". That mechanism can be overloaded, though.
- gregwebs 16y agoWhat mechanism are you talking about? The main mechanism for Vitamin D that I know of is to limit creation from sunlight. But if one takes supplements without any caution as you seem to suggest then one is bypassing it. Supplementing vitamin D is a great idea (I do it), but it is dangerous for those that are naive about it and think there is no risk.