Sunday, November 29, 2009

Vitamin Deficiency

We bought vitamins soon after we arrived in Australia.


One evening, RD read out the details found in his Vitamin C container.


He read it out loud, "A great tasting chewable form of vitamin C with no artificial sweeteners that's suitable for the whole family," then promptly popped one in his mouth and swallowed the tablet whole.
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I let out a cry which made him realize what he'd just done. (RD, chewable means you are supposed to CHEW them.) Oh, well. Que sera, sera.

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Several days later, I decided to check out the vitamins which MacGyver had picked up. They were Cenovis ONCE Daily Men's Multi. I read the DIRECTIONS FOR USE. It said, "Adults swallow one capsule daily with morning meal.

On the label, this was immediately followed by the WARNING: When taken in excess of 3000 mcg retinol equivalent (R.E) (10,000U), Vitamin A can cause birth defects. If you are pregnant or considering becoming pregnant, do not take Vitamin A supplements without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.


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This must be a warning for men like Thomas Beatie (the transgender man who gave birth twice), or perhaps for women who think that men get their figures from taking men's vitamins.

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