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Isnt this unsafe?

Discussion in 'Apprentice Marijuana Consumption' started by mrmuffinman, Jun 27, 2013.

  1. #1 mrmuffinman, Jun 27, 2013
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    The 250mg niacin say something like 1000% daily value. And it also says take 1 per day with food. Isnt that contradicting itself? If 250g is ten times the daily recomended amount why does it say take once a day?

    Sorry if this seems trivial, it just seems unhealthy to consume regularly if this is the case
     
  2. #2 DragonMage, Jun 27, 2013
    Scientists decide what they think the body would use in a day so that is what they consider the daily value. Niacin is water soluble so whatever your body can't use, you'll pee out. It's a vitamin so you aren't going to OD or anything.
     
  3. #3 Deuro, Jun 27, 2013
    you can OD on vitamins if you take too much. don't listen to the one above me. the reason why there's more than enough is because your body won't process it all completely. it'll absorb the vitamins it can while expelling the rest as waste. remember, nothing is 100% efficient in this world.
     
  4. #4 Doormouse, Jun 27, 2013
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    Actually the guy above you is correct, Niacin is water soluble. Not that what you say contradicts that in anyway.
    Also Niacin isn't a complete vitamin, it's one of the active components in B vitamins, most notably B6.
     
    source: I work for a nutritionist.
     
    Edit: though you can OD on whole vitamins, normally vitamins D and E
     
  5. #5 Old School Smoker, Jun 27, 2013
    I dare you, no, I double dare you to take 20 vitamin E all at once and see how that feels.
     
  6. #6 Deuro, Jun 27, 2013
    I wasn't talking about him being incorrect with it being water soluble. i was saying he was wrong by thinking he can't OD on vitamins.
     
  7. #7 Doormouse, Jun 27, 2013
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    ah fair enough, you need to specify these things lol
    Edit: nevermind i'm an idiot, just reread your post. I read it wrong lol
     

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