What happens if you eat a lot of ascorbic

Miscellaneous / by admin / August 02, 2022

Most likely nothing special. But it all depends on the dose.

What is included in ascorbic acid

Ascorbic acid is vitamin C with glucose. Depending on the manufacturer, these can be yellow dragee balls with 50 mg of ascorbic acid inside, or large sweet tablets with 10–25 mg. In the latter, such a small amount of vitamin accounts for about 3 g of glucose - in fact, these are sweets.

There are additives with a dosage of 500, 1,000, 2,000 mg of acid and more, but they can hardly be called ascorbic acid.

How many ascorbic acid can you eat per day

It all depends on gender and age. For everybody existsVitamin Toxicity/Medscape recommended prophylactic maximum daily dose of vitamin C.

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How much ascorbic acid is recommended to eat per day	How many yellow pills per day recommendAscorbic acid / Ministry of Health of Russia manufacturers	How much vitamin C canVitamin C / NIH have a maximum per day	How many yellow pills
Children from 1 to 3 years old	15 mg	—	400 mg	8
Children 4-8 years old	25 mg	1	650 mg	13
Children 9-13 years old	45 mg	1	1,200 mg	24
Girls 14–18 years old	65 mg	1	1,800 mg	36
Boys 14–18 years old	75 mg	1	1,800 mg	36
Women over 19	75 mg	1–2	2000 mg	40
Pregnant (19 years and older)	85 mg	1–2	2000 mg	40
Lactating (19 years and older)	120 mg	1–2	2000 mg	40
Men over 19	90 mg	1–2	2000 mg	40

Ekaterina Leontieva

Pediatrician, gastroenterologist at the Rassvet clinic.

Babies under one year do not need additional sources of vitamin C - they get everything from breast milk or formula.

An adult healthy person per day can eatVitamin C Toxicity / MSD Manuals maximum 2,000 mg vitamin A C - this dose is considered safe. This is about 40 yellow dragees.

But, as we already wrote, ascorbic acid contains not only vitamin C, but also glucose, that is, sugar. And it is undesirable to eat more than 30 g of sugar per day, that is, more than 10 white tablets.

What happens if you eat a lot of ascorbic

If more than 3,000 mg is taken, an adult, especially those with kidney problems or iron malabsorption, will develop symptoms overdoseVitamin C Toxicity / MSD Manualssuch as heartburn, vomiting, diarrhea and headache. In general, an excess of vitamin C is fraught with an imbalance of antioxidants, kidney stones, in persons with certain blood diseases - iron overload.

But overeatVitamin C / Harvard School of Public Health ascorbic acid is still quite difficult: with its excess, the ability to intestines to absorb it - this happens after about 1,000 mg. So most likely nothing will happen. Yes, and it is unlikely that you will be able to eat 60 yellow dragees unnoticed.

Ekaterina Leontieva

A smaller dose is enough for a child to overdose. But even if it is exceeded once, there will be no serious side effects. Most often, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and/or diarrhea may develop. But ascorbic acid, like any other medication, should be kept away from small children, not only because of the likely overdose, but also because of the risk of aspiration, suffocation.

White large ascorbs are unlikely to lead to an overdose (they need even more). But it is also better not to abuse them, because there are a lot of sweets. harmful.

What to do if you ate a lot of ascorbic acid

An overdose of vitamin C is a very rare condition. Therefore, there are no special recommendations.

You definitely need to stop taking the pills, perhaps drink more fluids to get rid of the excess faster, and see a doctor if you feel worse.