Cod liver oil embraced amid Texas measles outbreak; doctors fight misinfo
Cod liver oil embraced amid Texas measles outbreak; doctors fight misinfo
Overdoses of vitamin A have serious risks—and it doesn’t prevent measles.
Dangerous doses
Most importantly, vitamin A does not prevent measles, and taking large or prolonged supplements without oversight from a doctor can be dangerous. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning excess amounts stay in the body and are not quickly flushed out in urine. With excessive consumption, vitamin A becomes toxic. Symptoms of vitamin A overdose included vomiting, headache, fatigue, joint and bone pain, blurry vision, and skin and hair problems. It can also lead to dangerously high pressure inside the skull that pushes on the brain, as well as liver damage, confusion, coma, and other problems, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
The AAP has been quick to try to get ahead of misinformation about vitamin A use amid the measles outbreak and Kennedy's response.
"Vitamin A, at any dose, does not protect you from measles," James Campbell, vice chair of AAP's Committee on Infectious Diseases, said in a statement. "No one should take, and no parent should give to their child, vitamin A in hopes of preventing measles. It will not do that.”
Campbell instead stressed that vitamin A is a micronutrient, meaning only small amounts are needed to stay healthy. “Those small amounts are what is found in a healthy diet and in recommended doses of over-the-counter multivitamin supplements," Campbell said. "Larger doses, especially larger doses given over prolonged periods, are very dangerous."
"In summary, MMR vaccine prevents measles. Vitamin A does not," he said.
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Sounds cruel but at that point just let them fucking eradicate themselves if they want to. They are like panda bears, too dumb to survive on their own but kept around through human intervention.
Panda's are at least cute.
Humanity would be better for it. Intelligence isn't the MOST important trait, but by golly, raw stupidity might just be the worst.
Vitamin A can fuck you up. But, more critically, it can fuck up your unborn foetus. It can cause anencephaly, encrphelocele, and a bunch of other really nasty conditions which guarantee a short life of pain for your child.
One of the treatments for cystic acne is a product called Accutane. It is a wonder drug that can dramatically improve a person's quality of life, preventing years of suffering and disfiguring scarring. It's basically giant amounts of vitamin A, and women, while they are on it, are required to come in monthly for pregnancy tests. I think they just stop you taking it if you come up positive, but it causes such horrific birth defects, the treatment comes with this caveat.
So, people might be poisoning themselves with this self-treatment, but what's worse is that they have no idea is what high amounts of Vitamin A can do to a developing foetus.
I heard a cup of bleach daily will build up your immunity
Just fucking let them at this point
For fuck's sake, Texas.
This recommendation comes straight from the federal government. It’s pathetic.
Hypervitaminosis A... What a way to go
Wasn't that injecting? Oh sorry diff bug. Maybe tossing a black cat over the right shoulder helps.
lmfao