Bad Effects Of Consuming Too Much Vitamin C, Not Getting Healthier, It Invites Disease

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JAKARTA - Vitamin C is a type of vitamin that is important for maintaining immunity. In addition to functioning for metabolism, vitamin C also functions to improve brain function. In addition to having a good function for the body, what you need to know is that vitamin C is not good if consumed in excess.

Therefore, you must know how much vitamin C should be consumed to meet the health of the body. If the dose needed by the body is right, you will feel some benefits in the body.

However, if consumed in excess of vitamin C will only burden the body and cause negative effects that arise in the long term. Here are the risks that arise when consuming vitamin C in excess, according to Medical News Today, Thursday, May 12.

Kidney stones

Health experts believe that consuming too much vitamin C can cause the body to excrete oxalic acid and purines in the urine. Both of these compounds can lead to the formation of kidney stones.

This was proven when the authors of the journal Kidney International reported that a woman developed kidney stones after consuming 4 grams or more of vitamin C daily for 4 months.

However, the researchers have not conducted studies on a larger scale related to the formation of kidney stones with vitamin C consumption. Even so, they believe that people with a history of kidney stones are more likely to develop kidney stones again after consuming large amounts of vitamin C.

Unbalanced body nutrition

In addition, excessive consumption of vitamin C can also interfere with the body's ability to process other nutrients. For example, vitamin C can reduce levels of vitamin B-12 and copper in the body. Not only that, excess vitamin C content in the body can also increase iron absorption, causing high iron levels in the body.

Causes Osteophytes

According to the Arthritis Foundation, a study found that having very high levels of vitamin C in the body increases a person's chances of developing osteophytes. Osteophytes are conditions where bone lumps grow around joints or on bones.

However, another research study has found that people with low levels of vitamin C have a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful joint inflammatory condition.

So, it should be emphasized to consume vitamin C in reasonable limits, not too much, not too little.