Categories: FOOD migration

11 Popular Supplements That Hide Major Risks

Photo by Alexandra Anschiz from Shutterstock

Vitamin C

The ascorbic acid, known as Vitamin C, is a water-soluble vitamin that enhances normal growth and development and helps your body absorb iron. Your body doesn’t naturally produce this vitamin, so it’s essential to include it in your diet.

You can find it in an orange or a cup of strawberries, red pepper or broccoli, and you’d have the right amount of vitamin C that your body needs. But some adults might tend to exaggerate with additional supplements of vitamin C and scientists say it can be harmful.

The upper limit of vitamin C can reach 2,000 mg a day, and a megadose of vitamin C supplement can cause diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, headache and insomnia. So if you want to make sure you’re loaded with vitamin C but won’t affect you in any way, just try eating two oranges instead of one.

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Share

Recent Posts

  • HEALTH TIPS
  • migration

11 Ways to Realistically Lose Weight Without Dieting

Losing weight is definitely not easy at all, especially when your love for food is… Read More

3 years ago
  • LIFE
  • migration

10 Accepted Health ‘Facts’ That Are Actually False

At some point in life, you must have heard the phrases "carrots improve our vision"… Read More

3 years ago
  • HEALTH TIPS
  • migration

8 Natural Ways You Can Reverse Diabetes

The prevalence of diabetes hits record after record, with 34.2 million people of the U.S.… Read More

3 years ago
  • LIFE
  • migration

10 Things Considered Healthy in the Past That Are Definitely Not

Like most things, medicine has changed a lot throughout history too. What was thought to… Read More

3 years ago
  • LIFE
  • migration

11 Ways To Improve Indoor Air Quality at Home

When we think of air pollution it's easy to conjure images of the smog filled… Read More

3 years ago
  • LIFE
  • migration

9 Myths You Might Believe About Alzheimer’s Disease

There are numerous myths and misconceptions out there when it comes to medicine, but luckily,… Read More

3 years ago