Is Vitamin C a Water soluble like vitamin B? OR can you take to much in one day and get sick.
2007-02-19 06:24:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
yes
2007-02-19 06:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Yusaski Omhia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much vitamin c can absolutely make you sick. For adults, the daily limit is 2000 mg per day, and this number includes the amount you ingest with your food.
You can get stomach cramps, nausea and diarreah from ingesting too much, and there are apparently links to kidney stone formation as well.
2007-02-19 14:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by theShinning 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the person is active and has a high water intake it is very hard to ingest harmful levels of water soluble vitamins and minerals...
the RDA guidelines are based on the needs of the sedentary individual, athletes need substantially more nutrients than those levels stated by the RDA.
2007-02-19 14:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much of anything can be "not-so-good" for you, but in the case of Vitamin C, you'd have to take a lot to have "too much". I wouldn't worry about it, provided one doesn't take excess vitamin C on a daily basis.
2007-02-19 14:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by Gabrielle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recommended dose is 500 mg. I take it daily and when coming down with something I take 1000 for a couple of days, but too much I believe is not recommended. You may want to ask a pharmacist, who will put your mind to rest about this matter.
2007-02-19 14:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by Lunny2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way you know that you have taken to much vitamin C is when you have diarrhea, some people take about 3500 mg/day and dont get thr runs but when i take 2500 i get the runs so very one is different, but you know when you have taken to much for your body if you get the runs.
2007-02-19 14:33:43 · answer #6 · answered by WellaTeam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋