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Ing Enough Vitamins And Minerals For Your Health?
Can Taking A Lot Of Supplements Really Damage The Kidneys?
, in part, on an individual’s underlying health issues, and which supplements are taken. However, there are reports of certain supplements causing kidney problems. A 2012 review of supplement-induced kidney dysfunction lists 15 herbs and supplements reported to have caused kidney problems, including chromium, creatine, licorice, willow bark, vitamin C and yohimbe.
If you are on an immunosuppressive drug, taking very large amounts of turmeric/curcumin may lead to kidney damage — possibly due to reduced metabolism of the drug). The foundation also warns that some minerals, like potassium, may be present in supplements in which you may not expect them, like turmeric rhizome, evening primrose, noni and garlic leaf can all contain potassium. Heavy metal contamination from supplements is another potential cause of kidney problems.
Long-term exposure to excessive cadmium (which accumulates in kidneys), for example, can cause irreversible kidney damage and may also weaken bones.
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Water-soluble vitamin levels may be inadequate in patients not receiving supplements and this may be associated with increased mortality, which deserves further attention to increase strength of evidence. The most reliable assays for vitamin status examine tissue mechanisms that rely on vitamins as cofactors. Vitamin A levels are generally quite high, vitamin D is low and requires supplementation, and the benefits of vitamin E may be linked to its usage in a modified dialysis membrane.
Because of restricted diets that provide limited vitamin intake from food, many renal patients can benefit from a tablet that adds an amount equal to one recommended daily allowance of water-soluble vitamins, but larger amounts are not appropriate or beneficial.