1982_10 The Daily Collegian October 1982

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To your health     Vitamins and their toxic side effects
SpecteJ to 9w Daly Colkegtan
Amencans heve recendy become very
interested k nutrition, and m a result
thmg of the past Uiaortuneteey, the
increase m vkarran consuniphon has ako
resulted k sn etc react k cases of toxsc
Postorxng from the accxtental ingtsttcwi
of vsraTsn-rraneral ecerkwwtiona ranks
fifth k chsoVen under the age of five
Vrtarrxn-irxfuced toxxrrfy also occurs m
adults, and has become more prcvnknt
with the advent of the megadose concept
A vitamin e a MINUTE quality of a
compkx chemical aubetanct which acts
aa a regulator of rrxFtaooac processes and
energy trareeormaoons Warrens are ee
asntxsi lor nor ink metaooeem. growth,
snd development of the body. A vnernk
rnegadose is a dose as tattle as 10 tenet the
recommended daily sftewence (RDA)
Proponents of megadose therapy say that
if a httk bk k good, a whole lot must be
better These people take excessive e
mounts of vrtarrana, not bee suss they
have s vttstrsn deficiency, but bee sum of
urxKruputous advertising and testenon
iak from other users of nwgndneet. Too
often the overdossng produces toxk re-
CSUF today
a to
the mow common tome iBSLUiia to
vrtarrxna occur wkh the fWerxubk vkam-
tna A and D. Thee* vitamins are accumulated and stored k fat tueue end need not
be rep—cad daey Toxk kvek of vkerrwi
A may show symptoms rsnpng from
stomach consistent! to chrorxc Iddrwy
dsscsee and liver damage vewrsn D k
concadcred to be even more toxk then
\marnm A because it causes caioum dep
cekt sn soft tksus, such m the kkfrwys
and heart Kkfney funcbon can be an
pawed and normal heart rhythm may
become abnornwl
The other two fat aceubk vrtarrxns. E
and K, do not touely c
adverse effects. However,
search hat been done with vksmrn E to
deterrrsne itt potcntinl for nde effects
Some of the reported problems include
headache, nausea, fatigue, duzsness snd
blurred vstson Blood clots and vkarntn K
arthnte k cueccptJbk sxxvsrtusk.
* Tbe nght B vrtarrxns ere ako water
solum* and cause tew toxk effects except
when admexstersd by exaction, feaesi
can csuse akei fkehmg k smal doses,
and ssTXjuaaver Aasm i wrthmsysdrwt s
wheWix^sdxwctsateafxtct.roscacxfcen
maak the tymptoma of par ixeious anem-
k
Since there are no ttudks provexj the
beneficial results of rrxrgadocc therapy.
one must conclude thet masses daey
dome of vkanxns ate of no benefit, and k
fact, toxk skk case ta can occur So. whet
to be
sate? The FDA hm reenrxesnrted adorn
for epch -suxTun based on how nssch a
reootred to avoid ikfk'knBy dsmsees,
pew a sustetantkl safety rrxuwn to take
eito account venations k each indkidu
eft sbcTrty to absorb vrtarrana. thk rtnmgi
k expressed m ths rwornmended daey
allowance (RDA). and k found on
label of any bottk of vrtarrxns
A multiple vitasian mswrk ccenbaw
txxi taken once a day a usualy adequate
lor the majority of persons. Learn to
labek.sndccxwuharxmkhprotesssorra
you have gum bona about vkanxns
dasy
i th*
DSW-
luate
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Program offered on
Japanese management
and Up Rotary, wfl apaeak on 'Japan
U.S. Trad* Relations .' He e here for s
Senoue nde effects to vkarrsn C wc
unusual, but tsdc effects do occur decprte
the fact that it e a water eoksbk vrtarrxn
and « not stored m the body Large doses
of vnenan C destroy vitarren B12. which
may reault si anenxa Megadoses can ako
can ako cause sudney stones snd gouty
InteTTWbonsI Synspcesum* fentunrxj a
Lxxerxrm exec uhve end a CSUF    one month penod to Wudy snd observe
processor wfl be hem w CSUF    Csflfornw buenam exsseemnons snd wi
UnrvcTwty BudgW Commit
203, 3-pm.
the future of the Museum and how it may
relate to the Uraverkty. mem Cefetena
200. 12 noon. A second present mama wil
be hew W 2 p.m. k Mam Cstetens 200
of the book of Psalms  Science 193. 12
A study of
the Gospel of St Mark k Sparaeh. Lab
School 151. 3 pet
Beset Aee-a Pet, the n fssnu.sk ac
counong rrwerrety, e sporxxeesj a cock-
to
of
accowaksjtenwwsjprkcxteBeiuBt^the
party wfl be w the Hungry Tiger tonight
w7J0p.m.
organ*
 views on mssch*ndkksj sere
Dr. Karen Bows in in i. a processor of teases and inter fsrjwSitixxea stretegks
management and msrketxxj te the CSUF needed to improve trade rekbons.
School of Bracneii and AdnxreWrabvc
Sciences, and Take© boh, prtcxtent of s Dr. Duewiinsn wil speak on hw Tm
manaaemant coresawng mm w Cmsks prseekns of awaansse Menegsnwnt, re-
and Kyoto. Japan, wfl present the pro- portxxjonhcr twomceith sumnwr vste to
grsm from 1 to 2 p jn. m Room 200 of the Japan wrwre she obeerved a variety of
Cateterk nusmng. The scesson k open to busexneee and aWtrviswed top nwnaga-
the pubac free of charge rnant on organii ats ii ml behavfor and trra-
koh, who k vkwJng Fresno under tha teems, suo under ths aponeorefxp of the
cocporworahip of Fresno WsW Rotary two Rotary Clubs
Program to instruct teachers on
techniques of child stress control
the group setting seormarion wfl be
•""■"Hd to the chid care teacher thw
wflhsfpchikkcnresxea thter own wrsse
i to topics to be sswusssd av
t Faculty teachaxjaa upper dV
esonwrXexjccxemareinvTtedtomcenng
todkeum the procedures for organumg a
Loeaeoncms>' cxonkwtkev Coaege Ura
on 319, t p.m.
Ctnets Dielegee: "Cyr
about Foelfca" k the subket of a free
dxKuccson by Warren Keeekr. Profeeaor
of
A two-day leevrwai Course lor the
Chad Car Teacher' wfl be coreeacted
Frxmy and Saturday by the Dankon af
Extended Educatxmw CSUF
BcbetteEaton,snisnstsrXprokaeorof cksde explorstion of chedreni dcvelop-
farrxfy etudes snd horns economics, wfl rrxtntel stesjm. whet behevsor to expect W
tench the rawefiomSto9p.m Frxtey swd —»- —^ -f -\T-,tn|||||^ ^^^ fwp#f
from I JO em to 4 JO p.m. Saturday Ths children's rnaxbcrwvsor and how to fwndk
course e ofhned for orw unk ex* exteneion tescrxenicm
cradk. Tuition k 145
Ptotemor Eakxn awd the course wfl        For compete seorTruXjon snd rsgktrs-
hasp the chid car* teacher to develop and    txxi iiiteastew. contact ths Dive-on of
techraqum whsch can mcxefy    Extended Eouceron w CSUF. t
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