The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-13
NOBODY GETS TOO MUCH
VIrAMlN

VIIAMlN
A man who for several years had
been troubled with rough, HCnly, dry,
itchy skin, tried the usual omit
mentS, lotions aud other remedies
suggested by Tom, Dick and Harry
IN the usual way and obtained no
relief,
Then patches Of the trouble APP
peared on new areas, and the mans
wife happened TO see an article IN
this column which told Of the value
OF adequate daily rations OF natural
vilnmin A mot carotcncD In The
prevention and cure Of nutmeg gra-
ter skin, chronic "g0oScilcSh," o.
"tondekM," lie began taking ON
capsules daily 100000 units Of A.
In two or three weeks enough I'M
proyemcnt IN the skin condition
was evident TO encourage him To
| continue taking The same daily
quantity Of natural vitamn A,
After six or eight weeks the Itch
| Ing ceased the scalincsS had disap-
pcarcd except one or two little spots,
and the skin began TO look like u
human skin. All, but the man now
worked up some new complaints
Maybe he lust has 10 think OF some
thing TO keep his wife out OF mis-
chief, Anyway he began To have hot
flashes, 80 his wife AYERS, and odd
REDEEMED patches would appear on
forehead or cheek, persist for u
little while after hot flash had
passed Off, then fade again.
so hc consulted, not the cop NJ
the traffic crossing, but the corner
druggist, OF course, The druggist,
unable 10 resist the temptation 10
Drctncd he has II vast medical
knowledge, opinGd that the man Is
taking too much Vitamin A and
cannot possibly assimilatc so much
5000, need he say morcp IT Is an
old concept OF quakcry and iolk
lore, that II you INCEST too much
of anything, the excess breaks out
through your pores In the form
OF skin rash,
IL Is possible that the man did
take more Vilamin a than he acl-
ually needed after the FIRST Xix
weeks or 80 perhaps $4,000 units
1.-TWO CnpSulCSD or only 25 900 units
Zone capsule daily would have been
sufficient, along with what vitamln
A he obtained In food, 10 restore
his skin 10 normal But neither the
hot flashes nor the red blOtchc8
that remain for n while aitcrWard
are no indication OF too much W.T.
amin A.
1t Is more likely that the man Is
sensitive TO some element IN the
fish liver oil from which the natur-
al vitamin A iS obtained by dlS-
tillatlon and concentration, The
better course for him would be to
rest off from the vltamin a Tor Il
week, and then resume IT., taking
two capsules daily for several
more weeks or until the skin con-
diti0n Is restored 10 normal.
Nutrition authorities estimate that
a young child requires 10000 units
OF vitamin A daily just TO main
tain normal health, so IT. rs scarcely
reasonable that ten times AS much
would have any harmful effect on
an adult, n you do not forget that
vitamin A Is AN essential nuLrltiVe
substance. not a drug or medicine
TO be measured In doses"
"Thu8 far the evidence seems To
Indicate" said AN editorial IN the
Jour. A. M. A., mot only for Vita
min - but for all the yltamina more
harm In the direction OF AN IN
gulIiciency Than IN relationship to-
an ovCrsupply."
A lot OF people get too little Vita
minis TO maintain health Few II any
get too much yitamin IN any cir
Cumstance.
Had my gall bladder removed
three months ago. A friend tells me
! should take the juice of "A lemon
daily TO take the place Of the bile
II this true?
fMrS. J. o. PJ
Ans We assume II IL. Friends tell
some tall ones. However, removal Of
gall bladder does not interfere with
the secretion Of bile by the liver and
It's conveyance into the intestine
II you like lemon II IL all right, but
don't be silly iuft because yoIH
friend Chores 10 behave that way
The Mean Doctor
The medical examiner learning
that had diabetes and receive thir-
iy units Of insulin daily, refuses 10
&C tify me ut 10 run my engine
~. r.
Ans. That Is The only thing tie
doctor can consclentiously do. fof
the safety Of The public This APP
plies also to driving automobile
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eve fs't ~ e iillude for Ynt'
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