Renowned for their multiple benefits, food supplements are not without risk. A study published in the British Medical Journal this Wednesday, July 6 reports the case of a Briton who had to be hospitalized following taking a surplus of vitamins. (source 1)
This middle-aged man had gone to the hospital following a visit to the doctor. His symptoms, which had lasted for almost three months, were more than worrying: vomiting, nausea, leg cramps, tinnitus, abdominal pain… At the time of being examined, the patient had lost 12.7 kg.
X-rays and bacteriological tests showed nothing abnormal. However, blood tests revealed that the man had very high levels of calcium, magnesium and vitamin Din addition to having a renal failure.
The result of a dangerous cocktail
Doctors found that the man was taking daily 400 times the recommended dose of vitamin D (150,000 IU instead of 400 IU). He also abused vitamin K2, vitamin B9 and omega 3 on the advice of a nutritionist.
Indeed, the man was looking for a alternative treatment following suffering from several health problemsincluding tuberculosis, an inner ear tumor and bacterial meningitis.
A month following the start of this new vitamin regimen, the Brit…
