{"id":47329,"date":"2020-10-05T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T10:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=47329"},"modified":"2023-06-15T07:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T07:31:20","slug":"megadose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/megadose\/","title":{"rendered":"Megadose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A quantity of a vitamin or mineral that far exceeds the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). In some cases, megadoses can be toxic and cause severe side effects.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A large quantity of medication.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In general, a megadose is a high intake of a vitamin or mineral. Some experts have defined a megadose as at least 10 times the recommended quantity. Others have suggested that a medadose exceeds the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Amounts of vitamins or minerals that are greatly in excess of the recommended daily allowance of vitamins, which can sometimes lead to serious health problems.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A dose of a nutrient, such as a vitamin supplement, that is 10 times greater than the recommended daily allowance for that nutrient.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>An exceedingly high dosage of a vitamin, self-administered by certain individuals as a means of self-medication.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quantity of a vitamin or mineral that far exceeds the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). 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