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how close is this shit to actually eating a variety of veggies? i already eat alot of broccolus but i dont really get a good variety of other vegies. i also notice that one serving has 100% of my vitamin A and the multi i take has 200% of my vitamin A. is this gonna make me dead? plz inform

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I dont have an answer to your question, but when i read broccolus, i thought of a giant colossal broccoli.

its pretty good. but

only drink the low sodium version. Too much sodium in all their versions.

It's pretty good, although it's no substitute for eating a wide variety of real vegetables. Processing increases the bioavailability of Lycopene, the well-known anti-oxidant in tomatoes, which is good for V8. The juice still is mainly tomato juice, and it doesn't back as much fiber as a good variety of real veggies. Still, I drink several glasses every day to get extra nutrition in. It's not like it has significant calories.

I used to be all about vegetables but haven't been getting them in lately. might have to check this v8 stuff out.

good enough replies for me. will continue to drink. what about the vitamin a question? 8oz has 100%. so with my 16oz a day + my multi + whatever else i get vitamin a from that puts me at 400%+

I sometimes have 5 glasses of V8 a day. I can't imagine that it's going to be harmful. I don't know.

somewhere along the way vitamin a got demonized by me and i cant remember why. owell. cheers!

I dont have an answer to your question, but when i read broccolus, i thought of a giant colossal broccoli.

:lol:

The recommended safe upper limit of retinol is 3000 mcg (9900 IU) per day. Some places have that at 5500 IU per day.

The only thing i've heard going wrong is increase chance of bone fracture. But you're young, i wouldn't be worried about breaking your hip just yet.

What are the health risks of too much vitamin A?
Hypervitaminosis A refers to high storage levels of vitamin A in the body that can lead to toxic symptoms. There are four major adverse effects of hypervitaminosis A: birth defects, liver abnormalities, reduced bone mineral density that may result in osteoporosis (see the previous section), and central nervous system disorders [1,48-49].

Toxic symptoms can also arise after consuming very large amounts of preformed vitamin A over a short period of time. Signs of acute toxicity include nausea and vomiting, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, and muscular uncoordination [1,48-49]. Although hypervitaminosis A can occur when large amounts of liver are regularly consumed, most cases result from taking excess amounts of the nutrient in supplements.

The IOM has established Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs) for vitamin A that apply to healthy populations [1]. The UL was established to help prevent the risk of vitamin A toxicity. The risk of adverse health effects increases at intakes greater than the UL. The UL does not apply to malnourished individuals receiving vitamin A either periodically or through fortification programs as a means of preventing vitamin A deficiency. It also does not apply to individuals being treated with vitamin A by medical doctors for diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa.


from Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin A and Carotenoids (http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamina.asp)

The recommended safe upper limit of retinol is 3000 mcg (9900 IU) per day. Some places have that at 5500 IU per day.

The only thing i've heard going wrong is increase chance of bone fracture. But you're young, i wouldn't be worried about breaking your hip just yet.



from Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin A and Carotenoids (http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamina.asp)

vza, vet

I dont have an answer to your question, but when i read broccolus, i thought of a giant colossal broccoli.

thats why i typed it like that :P

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