People taking high doses of vitamins feel that “if a little is good, more is better.” Are they right?
No. It is possible to maintain a good nutritional status with relatively small doses. If you eat a balanced diet and do not require extra vitamins for a specific reason (for example, you are not pregnant, nursing, on a strict diet, smoking, drinking heavily, on the “pill”, or under severe physical stress), your food should give you all the vitamins you need. By exceeding the general guide for safe use of supplements, a person increases his or her risk of developing vitamin toxicity.
