Vitamin and Mineral RDA

Comando Tom · 09-03-2005, 02:33 AM

Ive been looking all day for an official goverment list of the RDAs of vits and mins, still no luck at 2.30am!

What I have is close, but different sites say different things..

Recommended Daily Allowances of Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins:
Vitamin A (Retinol) 750g
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 1.2mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 1.6mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 18mg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) 5mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyrodoxine) 2mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) 200mcg
Vitamin B12 - 1g
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 30mg
Vitamin D (Calciferol) 2.5mcg
Vitamin E 10mg
Vitamin K 65mcg
Vitamin H (Biotin) 0.15mg

Minerals:
Boron - *
Calcium 500mg
Chromium - *
Cobalt - *
Copper - *
Iodine 150mcg
Iron 12mg
Magnessium 300mg
Potasium - *
Phosphorus - 820mg
Sodium - *
Sulphur - *
Zinc - 15mg

* = No value set, or dont know

Anonymous · 09-03-2005, 09:46 AM

yeah this is one that baffles me aswell tom, i always overdose on vit c .

i always take a multi vitamin daily.

the one you dont want to overdose on is vitamin a, man you,ll get bad side affects. did you here the story about the explorers?

Comando Tom · 09-03-2005, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve

did you here the story about the explorers?

Nope, what happend?

Anonymous · 09-03-2005, 08:46 PM

well i,ll cut it short,

there was a load of explorers about ????? years ago, doing a expedition to the north pole, they had this good idea to eat polar bear, ploar bear is full of vitamin a,

big mistake,they overdoes on it big time. they got shits, sickness, dizzyness,memory loss, temporary blindness, and run out of bog roll,

what a messy site wneh they found them

it dont take alot to overdose on vitamin a, about 5 - 10 tabs i think,

slip some in a mates drink at the pub.

Anonymous · 10-03-2005, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve

big mistake,they overdoes on it big time. they got shits, sickness, dizzyness,memory loss, temporary blindness, and run out of bog roll,

what a messy site wneh they found them

it dont take alot to overdose on vitamin a, about 5 - 10 tabs i think,

slip some in a mates drink at the pub.

You evil ****er Steve!!!

Comando Tom · 10-03-2005, 10:29 PM

Mmm thats just.. A sticky situation to be in.

:P

Anonymous · 12-03-2005, 03:17 PM

if you overdose on vitamin c, it can cause a laxative affect aswell

09-03-2005, 02:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Comando Tom Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 595 Rep Power:	Vitamin and Mineral RDA Ive been looking all day for an official goverment list of the RDAs of vits and mins, still no luck at 2.30am! What I have is close, but different sites say different things.. Recommended Daily Allowances of Vitamins and Minerals Vitamins: Vitamin A (Retinol) 750g Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 1.2mg Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 1.6mg Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 18mg Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) 5mg Vitamin B6 (Pyrodoxine) 2mg Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) 200mcg Vitamin B12 - 1g Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 30mg Vitamin D (Calciferol) 2.5mcg Vitamin E 10mg Vitamin K 65mcg Vitamin H (Biotin) 0.15mg Minerals: Boron - * Calcium 500mg Chromium - * Cobalt - * Copper - * Iodine 150mcg Iron 12mg Magnessium 300mg Potasium - * Phosphorus - 820mg Sodium - * Sulphur - * Zinc - 15mg * = No value set, or dont know

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09-03-2005, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	yeah this is one that baffles me aswell tom, i always overdose on vit c . i always take a multi vitamin daily. the one you dont want to overdose on is vitamin a, man you,ll get bad side affects. did you here the story about the explorers?

09-03-2005, 08:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	well i,ll cut it short, there was a load of explorers about ????? years ago, doing a expedition to the north pole, they had this good idea to eat polar bear, ploar bear is full of vitamin a, big mistake,they overdoes on it big time. they got shits, sickness, dizzyness,memory loss, temporary blindness, and run out of bog roll, what a messy site wneh they found them it dont take alot to overdose on vitamin a, about 5 - 10 tabs i think, slip some in a mates drink at the pub.

10-03-2005, 10:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Comando Tom Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 595 Rep Power:	Mmm thats just.. A sticky situation to be in. :P

12-03-2005, 03:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	if you overdose on vitamin c, it can cause a laxative affect aswell