Quote:And if you're concerned of overdosing on a particular vitamin, my gyno told me that your body will get rid of anything your body doesn't need.

Lisa,

This is true to an extent...your body can rid itself of the excess water soluble vitamins, but not all vitamins are water soluble!

Fat Solubles

The fat-soluble vitamins include vitamins A, D, E and K.

Because they are soluble in fat (lipids), these vitamins tend to be stored in the body's fat tissues, fat deposits, and liver. This storage capability makes the fat-soluble vitamins potentially toxins. Care should be exercised when taking the fat-soluble vitamins. The fat-soluble vitamins, especially vitamin A, should be consumed with care because of their storage capabilities. They have the potential of building up to harmful levels. Even though very few cases of vitamin toxicity have been reported, concern has grown during recent years as the practice of taking megadoses has become popular. If you consume large does of the fat-soluble vitamins and are concern of toxicity (specially if you taking large does of medcations or other items that are toxic to the liver), you may want to do what I do, 5 days on 2 days off. (for guidelines on vitamins click here)
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Water-Solubles

The water-soluble vitamins include all of the B vitamins and vitamin C.

In contrast to the fat-soluble vitamins, the water-soluble vitamins are not easily stored by the body. They are often lost from foods during cooking or are eliminated from the body.

The water-soluble vitamins include vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B12 and Vitamin C, as well as Folic acid and Biotin. Vitamin C has been in the spotlight for many years and is best known for its ability to combat colds and its function as an antioxidants. The B vitamins basically act as coenzymes and are involved in the metabolism of fat, protein, and carbohydrates.

The water-soluble vitamins are not normally stored in the body in any significant amounts. Therefore, they must be consumed in constant daily amounts to avoid depletion and interference with normal metabloic functioning.

I know this was directed at the Beautiful Lil Lisa, but since I started the original thread, I thought I'd borrow your ear some more Sharon..

That was my concern and thus the reason I asked the question oringially...Fitday shows me as being over 300% for Vitamin A just about every day, and thus I worried about taking a supplement. Why is it never simple? Winky

Thanks for the info...at least I know which vitamins to look out for now! Big Grin

llcrut wrote:I know this was directed at the Beautiful Lil Lisa, but since I started the original thread, I thought I'd borrow your ear some more Sharon..

That was my concern and thus the reason I asked the question oringially...Fitday shows me as being over 300% for Vitamin A just about every day, and thus I worried about taking a supplement. Why is it never simple? Winky

Thanks for the info...at least I know which vitamins to look out for now! Big Grin

I can give you a link for just about any question you may have. If you ever need info, just let me know!!

http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov ... tamina.asp

BTW--how boring would life be if it was simple??

Good point! )

And by the way, I've been using Fitday b/c of you, and THANKS!!