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From: carey@seismo.UUCP (Marie Carey)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Vitamin Deficiencies
Message-ID: <452@seismo.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Dec-83 11:52:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  9 11:52:44 1983
Date-Received: Tue, 13-Dec-83 01:18:20 EST
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WHEREVER did the person who stated that vitamin A overdose causes 
a brain tumor get that information?  I have read I don't know how
many times that a vitamin A overdose will cause toxicity in the
liver, but never anything about a brain tumor! I think that a 
brain tumor would be just as serious if not more so than toxicity
in the liver and yet I have never read anything about brain tumors
being caused by vitamin A overdose. This information scares me just
a bit since I take 25,000 ius. a day. I think that is the maximum
that I have ever seen sold in the store. Does anyone have any *factual*
information about actual dosages and what is considered high? I certainly
don't feel as though I have any toxicity of the liver, but I would really
appreciate any information.
Thank you,
M. Carey