He was admitted to East Surrey Hospital last year in May and died ten days later

An 89-year-old retired businessman died from an “overdose” of Vitamin D supplements that did not warn about the risks of excessive intake.

David Mitchener from Oxted, Surrey, reportedly had fatally high levels of Vitamin D when he was brought to the East Surrey Hospital last year in May and was suffering from hypercalcaemia – a build-up of calcium in the body associated with taking too much vitamin D.

He died ten days later.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    7 months ago

    Remember kids don't have too many vitamins.

    CW: polar bear liver

    Polar Bear - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

    So why is polar bear liver so toxic?

    For decades the finger has been pointed at vitamin A. A single polar bear liver (about 500 g) has an astonishing 9 million IU of vitamin A, and acute human toxicity occurs at about 300,000 IU!

    • RION [she/her]
      ·
      7 months ago

      note that's only a concern for fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K). the rest you just piss out

    • D61 [any]
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      7 months ago

      What the fuck... are polar bears just concentrated carrots?