Jul 6, 2022 03:24 AM
People can end up in hospital if they overdose on Vitamin D supplements, a new study warns.
https://www.studyfinds.org/overdosing-on-vitamin-d/
INTRO: Medics say the vitamin, which people also pick up from sunlight and certain foods, is harmful to those who consume too much of it. They add hypervitaminosis D, a condition caused by too much vitamin D, is on the rise and can lead to a wide range of serious health issues.
Women, children, and people with weakened immune systems are most likely to develop this condition. Now, researchers are sounding the alarm after a middle-aged man had to go to the hospital for the condition after first visiting his family doctor.
The patient complained of recent vomiting, nausea, chest pain, leg cramps, ringing in his ears, a dry mouth, thirst, diarrhea, and weight loss. His symptoms had been going on for three months and began one month after he started seeing a nutritional therapist who reportedly gave him large amounts of vitamin supplements.
The patient took 80 times the recommended dose of vitamin D. The man had health issues including tuberculosis, an inner ear tumor which left him deaf in one ear, a buildup of fluid in the brain, bacterial meningitis, and chronic sinusitis. He had been taking more than 20 over-the-counter supplements every day containing more than 80 times the recommended amount of the vitamin D.
Specifically, the patients was taking a staggering 50,000mg of vitamin D, but the recommended dose is just 600mg. The cocktail of pills also contained too much vitamin B9 and omega 3, mixed in with other vitamin, mineral, nutrient, and probiotic supplements... (MORE - details)
Being single increases the risk of dying from stomach cancer, study warns
https://www.studyfinds.org/being-single-stomach-cancer/
EXCERPTS: Could the single life lead to a higher risk of cancer? A new study finds unmarried individuals have a higher chance of dying from stomach cancer. [...] Married individuals had the best prognosis when it comes to cancer survival, followed by single people and then separated individuals.
“Married people tend to be better off financially. They may also receive emotional encouragement,” corresponding author Professor Aman Xu of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University says, according to a statement from SWNS.
Stomach cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death globally. It claims around 11,000 lives a year in just the United States alone.
[...] People who were married had the best chance of survival, at 72 percent. Overall, wives fared better than husbands, at 76 percent compared to 69 percent. On the other hand, the odds of survival were lowest among widowers (51%) and widows (61%). Women fared better than men across the board, with female divorcees outlasting their male peers.
The study in the Journal of Investigative Medicine is the first of its kind... (MORE - missing details)
https://www.studyfinds.org/overdosing-on-vitamin-d/
INTRO: Medics say the vitamin, which people also pick up from sunlight and certain foods, is harmful to those who consume too much of it. They add hypervitaminosis D, a condition caused by too much vitamin D, is on the rise and can lead to a wide range of serious health issues.
Women, children, and people with weakened immune systems are most likely to develop this condition. Now, researchers are sounding the alarm after a middle-aged man had to go to the hospital for the condition after first visiting his family doctor.
The patient complained of recent vomiting, nausea, chest pain, leg cramps, ringing in his ears, a dry mouth, thirst, diarrhea, and weight loss. His symptoms had been going on for three months and began one month after he started seeing a nutritional therapist who reportedly gave him large amounts of vitamin supplements.
The patient took 80 times the recommended dose of vitamin D. The man had health issues including tuberculosis, an inner ear tumor which left him deaf in one ear, a buildup of fluid in the brain, bacterial meningitis, and chronic sinusitis. He had been taking more than 20 over-the-counter supplements every day containing more than 80 times the recommended amount of the vitamin D.
Specifically, the patients was taking a staggering 50,000mg of vitamin D, but the recommended dose is just 600mg. The cocktail of pills also contained too much vitamin B9 and omega 3, mixed in with other vitamin, mineral, nutrient, and probiotic supplements... (MORE - details)
Being single increases the risk of dying from stomach cancer, study warns
https://www.studyfinds.org/being-single-stomach-cancer/
EXCERPTS: Could the single life lead to a higher risk of cancer? A new study finds unmarried individuals have a higher chance of dying from stomach cancer. [...] Married individuals had the best prognosis when it comes to cancer survival, followed by single people and then separated individuals.
“Married people tend to be better off financially. They may also receive emotional encouragement,” corresponding author Professor Aman Xu of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University says, according to a statement from SWNS.
Stomach cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death globally. It claims around 11,000 lives a year in just the United States alone.
[...] People who were married had the best chance of survival, at 72 percent. Overall, wives fared better than husbands, at 76 percent compared to 69 percent. On the other hand, the odds of survival were lowest among widowers (51%) and widows (61%). Women fared better than men across the board, with female divorcees outlasting their male peers.
The study in the Journal of Investigative Medicine is the first of its kind... (MORE - missing details)
