{"id":2725,"date":"2022-05-26T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3.224.65.35\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2022-06-09T09:34:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T13:34:21","slug":"how-much-vitamin-c-is-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umedoc.com\/es\/how-much-vitamin-c-is-too-much\/","title":{"rendered":"How much vitamin C is too much?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is imperative to many bodily functions such as immunity and metabolism. Due to the fact that vitamin C is not produced naturally by the body, we have to rely on external dietary sources to get it. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient, but it is possible to have too much of it. So how much is too much?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For adults, the recommended daily amount of vitamin C is 65 to 90 milligrams per day. The tolerable upper limit, or the highest amount that can be consumed per day without the likelihood of causing undesired effects, is 2000 milligrams per day (Harvard Health, 2020). Doses above the tolerable upper limit, around 2000 to 3000 milligrams per day, are known to cause symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, heartburn, inflammation of the stomach, fatigue, headache, insomnia, and flushing. A limit of 1000 milligrams per day is recommended for individuals with a history of chronic liver or kidney conditions, gout, or kidney stones (Harvard Health, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n