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Berocca
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I take berocca most days, the tablet vitamin energy booster thing that makes an orange drink in a glass of water...It's great, mornings really suck when I've run out of it though. Does anyone know if there's any harm in taking this daily? It says on the packet that it's okay to so I'm guessing it is. Anyone else use this?
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It's also won some award for best supplement...
Think about it.
true, but it is quite possible to have too many vitimins, should you take over the RDA
...also, the RDA vary for men, women and children etc etc...
But again, they would not realistcally be allowed to sell something recommended to be taken on a daily basis if it were dangerous (please no retorts about smokes or booze etc...)
800% RDA Vit C etc.
Re-read what I said. Twice.
It's very simple.
But taking that amount of Vit C over the RDA is fine because unused Vit C is passed through the body .... what you DO have to be careful of are vitamins like A, D etc which store up in the body and can cause liver complications ...
Remember, too, that the RDA is the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM recommended level that your body needs to function properly. Most days you eat well over the RDA in your normal meals without any complications ...
Large doses of vitamin c will make you piddle a lot, and make you runny.
... oh I didnt know it made one runny - although the piddle does wash out the excess Vit C ... but generally speaking, the effects of too much Vit C (and I mean reasonable amounts of excess) isn't too harmful in any way ...
Yep, it pushes both the liquids and the solids out quicker. Especially in doses higher than about 500mg.