Spinach worries

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I LOVE spinach. I eat it pretty frequently. Now I am a little worried,
because I just noticed on Fitday that one cup of cooked spinach has 295%

of

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the RDA of Vitamin A, and I usually eat more than one cup, probably 2 or 2
and half cups, 2 or 3 times a week. Am I in danger of a Vitamin A
overdose? I don't take any vitamin supplements.

To recap, vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning that it is stored. It
is also possible to overdose on it, and in fact I recall reading some years
ago a Reader's Digest story about a man who did die from a vitamin A
overdose.

All the above is from memory. My current search indicates that it is
unlikely for anyone to OD on A from diet alone. Symptoms of an overdose can
be found at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/v/vitamin_a_overdose/symptoms.htm

I love spinach, too, and also eat quite a bit of it. Popeye and I ain't
dead yet.

If I do die from it, I'll let you know.

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Am I in danger of a Vitamin A
overdose? I don't take any vitamin supplements.

Unlikely. From http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2382.htm

Causes of vitamin A toxicity generally are categorized into acute and chronic.
Acute toxicity occurs within a few hours or days after a very large intake as a
result of accidental over-ingestion or inappropriate therapy. The estimated
toxic dose is about 25,000 IU/kg.
Chronic toxicity appears after ingestion of 25,000 IU or more daily for
prolonged periods of time.

Connie
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Luna said:

I LOVE spinach. I eat it pretty frequently. Now I am a little worried,
because I just noticed on Fitday that one cup of cooked spinach has 295% of
the RDA of Vitamin A, and I usually eat more than one cup, probably 2 or 2
and half cups, 2 or 3 times a week. Am I in danger of a Vitamin A
overdose? I don't take any vitamin supplements.

I doubt it, but it will color your stools greenish.

Chuck Demas

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"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote

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the RDA of Vitamin A, and I usually eat more than one cup,

probably 2 or 2

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and half cups, 2 or 3 times a week. Am I in danger of a

Vitamin A

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overdose?

One word: Popeye.

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"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote

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the RDA of Vitamin A, and I usually eat more than one cup,

probably 2 or 2

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and half cups, 2 or 3 times a week. Am I in danger of a

Vitamin A

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overdose?

One word: Popeye.

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One word: Fictional.

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Penelope Baker said:

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One word: Popeye.

One word: Fictional.

One word: Oh [censored], that's two already.

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Penelope Baker said:

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One word: Popeye.

One word: Fictional.

One word: Oh [censored], that's two already.

*phhhbbbtt* :P

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"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I LOVE spinach. I eat it pretty frequently. Now I am a little worried,
because I just noticed on Fitday that one cup of cooked spinach has 295%

of

Quoted message said:

the RDA of Vitamin A, and I usually eat more than one cup, probably 2 or 2
and half cups, 2 or 3 times a week. Am I in danger of a Vitamin A
overdose? I don't take any vitamin supplements.

I would be more worried about your arms bulging uncontrollably, ship
tattoos blowing their horns, your pipe twirling around in your mouth, and a
tendency for pipe cleaner women, and beating up large bearded men. Or do I
just watch too much cartoon network?
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In article <[email hidden]>,

Luna said:

I LOVE spinach. I eat it pretty frequently. Now I am a little worried,
because I just noticed on Fitday that one cup of cooked spinach has 295% of
the RDA of Vitamin A, and I usually eat more than one cup, probably 2 or 2
and half cups, 2 or 3 times a week. Am I in danger of a Vitamin A
overdose? I don't take any vitamin supplements.

Actually no problem spinach contains _no_ vitamin A, which is only found
in animals.

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Walter Bushell said:

Actually no problem spinach contains _no_ vitamin A, which is only found
in animals.

And you live in what reality?

Connie
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"ConnieG999" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Walter Bushell <[email hidden]> writes:

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Actually no problem spinach contains _no_ vitamin A, which

is only found

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in animals.

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And you live in what reality?

A reality in which vitamin A is found only in animals,
obviously. It's a universe parallel to ours. Six lanes over
that way as I recall. Interesting place. If you want vitamin
C you don't squeeze oranges (which are hi-protein) but
hedgehogs instead.

http://www.nutristrategy.com/nutrition/vitamina.htm

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ConnieG999 said:

Walter Bushell said:

Actually no problem spinach contains _no_ vitamin A, which is only found
in animals.

And you live in what reality?

Well, it doesn't contain the form in animal tissues (and certain
supplements) that can cause overdose problems. Vegetables contain
beta carotene, which has to be converted to be used. According to
my nutrition book, beta carotene can't be converted to retinol
quickly enough to cause a toxic condition.

However, excessive beta carotene can accumulate (I'm not sure
whether in skin cells, or in fat cells below the skin) turning the
person visibly yellow/orange. Most of us have probably heard of the
occasional carrot-loving vegetarian or fad dieter turning himself
orange from too many carrots.

This condition (carotenemia) can be mistaken for jaundice. Usually,
jaundice also turns the eyes yellow, beta carotene accumulation
does not. But there are exceptions where jaundice does not affect
the eyes, so it should always be checked out. Carotenemia is somewhat
common in infants when first put on solid foods, if they're fed a lot
of carrots and other babyfood veggies containing high beta carotene.
The coloring goes away when they're fed less of the vegetables.

So, if the OP is not turning a peculiar color, he shouldn't worry
about his spinach consumption.

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(jamie) said:

Well, it doesn't contain the form in animal tissues (and certain
supplements) that can cause overdose problems.

Jamie! The guy says there is NO vitamin A in spinach.
Then he goes on to say vitamin A is found only in animals.

Neither of these statements is remotely correct.

Connie
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ConnieG999 said:

(jamie) said:

Well, it doesn't contain the form in animal tissues (and certain
supplements) that can cause overdose problems.

Jamie! The guy says there is NO vitamin A in spinach.
Then he goes on to say vitamin A is found only in animals.

Neither of these statements is remotely correct.

Beta carotene is more strictly a precursor of vitamin A, so
the statement isn't completely untrue.

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