is it bad to have too much vitamin C in one day?

kayla_leeann
kayla_leeann Posts: 8
in Food and Nutrition
it might seem like a dumb question, but im always wayyy over the amount of vitamin C the website says i should have. so is it bad, or ok?

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  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    it's fine - that's a minimum guideline
  • kayla_leeann
    kayla_leeann Posts: 8
    thanks! i didnt think it could be bad, but then i was wondering why it would give me a minimum if it wasnt bad:happy:
  • pa_jorg
    pa_jorg Posts: 4,404 Member
    I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure any unused vitamin surplus leaves your body when you pee, so it's fine.
  • kayla_leeann
    kayla_leeann Posts: 8
    thank you
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    it might seem like a dumb question, but im always wayyy over the amount of vitamin C the website says i should have. so is it bad, or ok?

    Since Vitamin C is water soluable, it is nearly impossible to OD on it. Whatever your body can't absorb or use straight away will be passed out through the urine.

    Now, fat soluable vitamins are different as they are stored in the fat tissue.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure any unused vitamin surplus leaves your body when you pee, so it's fine.

    not quite any...........

    Water soluable yes, fat soluable, not necessarily so.
  • Colofit
    Colofit Posts: 177 Member
    ...true, you will just pee out the unused however it also can make you have loose poo when you take to much? 1000mg a day is good but I always double that if I feel a cold or flu coming on (which is not too often thank goodness) Stay healthy!!!

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