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Man dies of Vitamin D ‘overdose’ (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An 89-year-old retired businessman died from an “overdose” of Vitamin D supplements that did not warn about the risks of excessive intake.

David Mitchener from Oxted, Surrey, reportedly had fatally high levels of Vitamin D when he was brought to the East Surrey Hospital last year in May and was suffering from hypercalcaemia – a build-up of calcium in the body associated with taking too much vitamin D.

He died ten days later.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Article leaves out a very important bit

Excess D wasn’t the only cause of death listed — the coroner also blamed congestive heart failure, chronic kidney failure, hypercalcemia, and Ischaemic Heart Disease — when blood no longer flows efficiently to the organ.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/man-dies-of-vitamin-d-toxicity-experts-warn-the-risk-of-overdose-is-real/ar-BB1jaWCw

Vit D toxicity can only occur with very high doses. Recommended daily intake is 600 IU. Taking upto 1-2k IU daily will never cause toxicity.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Yeah normaly people can adsorb fairly high levels. The long term high D exasperated other issues and a contibuting factor. Not making the post to poo poo on Vit D. Body needs it. Good for health.