Sweet potato

weightgoesbyebye
weightgoesbyebye Posts: 54 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How often is it okay to eat sweet potatoes as they are very high in vitamin A. I have been eating them daily for the past week and did not realize that I have been eating 600% of my vitamin A.

Thanks

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  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    edited July 2019
    If they fit into your calorie count, go for it. I'm surprised you're not getting bored with them. ☺

    Apparently, getting excess from supplements is dangerous but in food form not so much.

    How much sweet potato are you consuming?
  • weightgoesbyebye
    weightgoesbyebye Posts: 54 Member
    I am currently having 150g for suppers. I am not getting sick of them as of yet. I have 4 more then I will change it up. Thanks
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,111 Member
    The "vitamin A" you get from food isn't really vitamin A but a vitamin A precursor -- a thing your body turns into vitamin A. Assuming your body is functioning properly, it won't convert the vitamin A precursor into vitamin A if you don't need it, so you can't really overdose from "vitamin A" in food. (Although I believe you can still -- harmlessly -- turn a bit orange.)
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