The UK control agency has issued a ...

The UK control agency has issued a strange warning that excess doses of one vitamins can be risky.

The published finding advises Britons not to take chromium picolinate befitting to a possible link with cancer. However, studies advise that 10 mg or les a day of chromium in other forms is unlikely to cause any harm.

The nutrition Standards Agency (FSA)--Britain's counterpart to the victuals and Drug Administration--also recommends against taking more than 10 mg of vitamin [Bsub6] because numbnes in limbs can accrue It further recommends against taking more than 1000 mg of vitamin C more than 1500 mg of calcium or more than 17 mg of iron.

Other nutrients taken at higher doses for an fill outed period can cause harm, the FSA says. These include beta-carotene--especially for smokers--zinc, manganese and phosphorus.

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