Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Moderation in all things (even vitamins and supplements) is always a good idea. on 10/6/2003 11:39 AM, hsanborn2@... at hsanborn2@... wrote: > On cod liver oil use: After playing detective for years, I believe a > combination of bone loss and hair loss on my part may be directly > attributable to > overconsumption of the retinnol form of Vitamin A in supplements, as opposed > to > beta carotene, this over many years . Being very athletic, big boned and > never blonde and having taken calcium and Fosomax as well as Evista for > years, I > see this is the likely culprit. Since changing the supplement to one with > much less vitamin A and only as beta carotene, and only taking that twice a > week, my hair loss appears to have stopped. I have to wait two years for > another bone dexascan. Cod liver oil is all bad vitamin A, I believe. > Ironically, > I never fracture despite some dramatic tumbles! I am a 70-year-old female so > my reasoning may or may not be correct. Peg > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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