Here Are 10 Of The Most Unexpected Things That You Can Overdose On

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Studies show that only eating about 2.5-centimeter pieces daily for a period of two weeks is enough to cause

. In fact, black licorice contains glycyrrhizin, a compound that causes the decrease of potassium levels in the body.

Therefore, when potassium levels drop, the individual is more likely to suffer from heart issues and other health complications such as high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.

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Vitamins

Okay, this might be surprising because normally vitamins are supplements that are supposed to improve your health and make you feel better. In fact, too many vitamins can actually put your life at risk and cause you some forms of cancer as well as many other health benefits. Normally there are the water-soluble vitamins and the lipid-soluble ones.

Luckily the first type can be easily and automatically flushed out of the body through urine while the other type of vitamins, such as vitamin A is more likely to be stored in body fat and build up to toxic levels leading to liver damage, birth defects, and even cancer.

A study conducted by the National Cancer Institute to test the effectiveness of vitamin A in preventing the occurrence of prostate cancer exposed that men who took the vitamin A supplement were 17 percent more to develop a prostate cancer than those who did not take the vitamin at all.

Still, this doesn’t mean that water-soluble vitamins can be taken excessively. Water-soluble vitamin C, for instance, can be easily flushed out but too much of it can lead you to an overdose leaving you suffering from Diarrhea, stomachaches, and kidney stones.

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