Health and Fitness Nutrition

I took a health and nutrition class a few years back and remember reading about vitamins. The chapter talked about deficiencies and having too much. I’m trying to remember the word for too much. I don’t think it was toxicity, but they are synonymous.

Too much of one vitamin can cause toxicity, which is almost like poison. It’s an overdose.

Too much of a specific vitamin can put other vitamins out of balance.

I don’t know that I answer that right–oh–I know–if you take too much vitamin A, it’s called hypervitaminosis A. Hyper means too much. It could cause hypovitaminosis of another vitamin. Hypo means too little. It may not cause hypovitminosis of all your other vitamins, just the one it competes with. Vitamins have their own intricate balance.

It’s been years since I studied that, so hypervitminosis A may now be called Avitminosis. Hope I have you one the right track.

Hi!
I am a new Vegan. I LOVE the lifestyle, don’t love the weakness and near passing out lol. I know this is just because I don’t know what I’m doing. Any experienced Vegans….what vitamins do you take? What supplements? And I’ve found some obscure rules (like no artificial food coloring) about Veganism I didn’t know, so could someone please summarize the rules for me, too?
Thank you!

The Vegan Jeweler

There aren’t really any "rules" to veganism other than trying your best not to use or eat products obtained from animals, and not participating in any activity that brings harm to animals.

"weakness and near passing out" is something I’ve never experienced during many years on a vegan diet, Are you eating enough food and drinking enough water in general? This is really something you should see a physician for as it could be related to your diet, but unrelated to veganism.

As for vitamins and supplements, if you’re eating a balanced diet, this isnt really something you need to worry about. Protein is literally found in every food. Iron is found in many vegetables, my favorite source is spinach. If you’re concerned about other nutrients search google with the term "Vegan sources of _______."