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Too Much of a Good Thing

Posted on 25 October 2007

The Hindu, India’s National Magazine recently published an article eating in a balanced way by taking your vitamins and making sure that you eat foods from all five food groups each day.  The author, Aruna Chandaraju also emphasizes that too much of a good thing is a bad thing. For instance taking too many of one vitamin supplement can reduce the efficiency of another. 

As an example – taking Vitamin C with Iron reduces the effectiveness of both.  Taking too much magnesium can deplete calcium and vice versa. You should avoid compensating for bad foods. An example would be the healthy salad that is laden with fattening dressing.  Although it is a good idea to use butter or oil sparingly your body still needs a bit of fat or oil in order to absorb vitamins properly.  It is also a bad idea to reheat or recycle cooking oil to cook with as it contains carcinogens that can cause cancer.

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