How much vitamin c is"too much" vitamin c???
Is it bad for you or can it hurt you if you take too much?
My family and I usually take I usually take it to shorten the duration of colds but its just a vitamin it cant hurt me right?
Thank you!
2007-09-23 07:37:39 · 5 answers · asked by Bri 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Never take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin C in one dose.
Taking up to 3,000 mg a day is OK (3 times 1,000 mg a day) but you don't really need that much.
1,000 mg a day or even less should be enough. Divided daily doses are better than a single dose every day.
2007-09-23 16:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Susan Yarrawonga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vitamin C is water soluble.
If you take an excess it will just come out in urine.
Fat soluble vitamins like A.. you can take too much of.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09312.html
2007-09-23 07:41:28 · answer #2 · answered by nothingconstant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I vaguely recall reading around a 1000 mg a day was the maximum - and that quantity was for a smoker who needs more.
2007-09-23 07:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
actually to much can affect you, take the prescribed dosage
2007-09-23 11:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by whateverbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything taken to excess can hurt you. even water.
use sparingly
2007-09-23 07:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by phenobulous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋