Here's why an excess of Vitamin A can be bad for your body

Vitamins are essential for our bodies to function normally. Vitamin A is considered to be great for numerous biological processes including growth, vision, immunity and organ function. While our body is unable to produce vitamin A on its own, it can be procured through a healthy diet including meat, dairy products and vegetables. However, a new study has found that too much vitamin A can reduce bone density which can result in them becoming brittle.



The lead doctor of the study said, "Previous studies in rodents have shown that vitamin A decreases bone thickness but these studies were performed with very high doses of vitamin A, over a short period of time. In our study, we have shown that much lower concentrations of vitamin A, a range more relevant for humans, still decreases rodent bone thickness and strength."



"Overconsumption of vitamin A may be an increasing problem as many more people now take vitamin supplements. An overdose of vitamin A could be increasing the risk of bone weakening disorders in humans but more studies are needed to investigate this. In the majority of cases, a balanced diet is perfectly sufficient to maintain the body's nutritional needs for vitamin A," he cautioned. Well, this goes to prove that too much of anything isn't really good.