The Dangers of Exceeding 100% Recommended Daily Value
Can you get too much of a good thing? When it comes to vitamins, you can! Scientific studies warn that exceeding 100% Daily Value isn’t just unnecessary, it’s dangerous[1].
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What is the Over-Supplementation Crisis?
Here’s the scoop: A dangerous trend has snuck its way into some of the most popular vitamin brands. It’s called over-supplementation, and it includes exceeding 100% of the vitamins and minerals we need daily. You’ll also notice the use of cheap ingredients and fillers that are no good for our kiddos' growing bodies or our family’s health.
These practices come down to prioritizing profit over people, pushing potentially harmful levels of vitamins and junk onto families who assume more is always better.
The Effects of Vitamin Over-Supplementation
While bad players in the space hawk multivitamins with more than 100% Daily Values as “healthy,” scientific studies say otherwise. The truth is, we already receive some nutrients from our diets, and supplements such as multivitamins are simply meant to fill in the remaining nutritional gaps. And while over supplementing on water-soluble vitamins such as Vitamin C isn’t so bad, it’s the fat soluble vitamins that can build up in the body. To supplement above the 100% Recommended Daily Value could lead to:[1] [2]
- Liver damage
- Hair loss
- Skeletal abnormalities
- Anemia
- Impaired immune function
- Skin reactions
- Nausea
- Heart disease
- Cancer
How First Day is Fighting Over-Supplementation
We're all about Real Wholesome® Nutrition over here. You won't find us loading up our multivitamins with more than 100% of the Daily Recommended Value or using cheap fillers to cut costs. Nope, we've done our homework – thousands of scientific studies – to make sure every vitamin and mineral is just right for your family. Safe, effective, and parent-approved!