Multivitamin

[Spacecat1]

I'm on vitamin D 4 a day. It would it harm to also take multivitamins ad well.

Sorry forgot whenever I go to the doctors I forget to ask him.

[peege]

In my opinion it would be okay unless you eat high levels of oily fish, eggs, full fat dairy products or fortified cereals.

Here's what it says in my vitamin, mineral & supplements bible; The Pocket Guide to Vitamins by Angela Dowden (I highly recommend it, a small, easy to understand booklet. I have a kindle version as well).

"Toddlers, pregnant and women 65 & over are the groups the Department of Health specifically recommends daily 10micrograms of Vitamin D3 - 25ug or mcg is our safe upper limit

(in America it's 15micrograms and for the over 70s 20mcg (or ug))"

I think I take at least the upper level which includes my daily multivitamin & mineral.

If you're taking vitamin D3 for bone health it's recommended that you take K2 as well

*MICROGRAM

One microgram is one millionth of a gram and one thousandth of a milligram. It is usually abbreviated as mcg or ug. Mcg and ug are the same.

[Shancock]

I take a D3 tablet in the winter months of 25ug along with my multivitamin which contains 5ug, it's fine. Last year I was a bit low and the specialist recommended double that dose so I'm sure it's quite safe.

[kflatt]

I Take 6,000 mcg vitamin D daily. People with emphysema are usually low on vitamin d, especially if you don't get any from the sun. I have taken 5000 i.u. vitamin A daily for about 10 years with no side effects.

By the way, multivitamins usually contain synthesized beta-carotene, which substantially increases lung cancer risk if you are a smoker.

Also, a study done here in Australia found that the increase in lung cancer risk continues for 10 years after ceasing smoking. The risk decreases each year.

[kflatt in reply to kflatt]

Sorry, that should of read "50,000 i.u. vitamin A daily.

[Spacecat1]

Not sure what you mean redox.i just asked about vitamin d and multivitamins. Dont have lung cancer s0 not sure were info came from. I have copd

[Spacecat1]

How do I change my name dony know where spacecat came from changed my picture and had another which I changed I haven't been for some time been I'll. But suddenly I am spacecat confused.

[Spacecat1]

Sorry. I must have looked at it wrong apologies. To many antibiotics second lot. So fed up sorry redox. Now list the mystery of my pass name

Know its not mine

Night everyone

[kflatt]

Hi Redsox. I meant to say the risk decreases over a 10 year period.

I did say in my post "the risk decreases each year".

Also I am referring to synthesized beta-carotene, not natural beta-carotene from food.