Experts recommend that adults maintain a level of 30 to “ensure adequate”. (representative picture)

An 89-year-old man in the UK has died after taking an “overdose” of vitamin D supplements that failed to warn of the risks of overdose.according to new york postRetired businessman David Mitchener had high levels of vitamin D when he was taken to hospital last May. He suffered from hypercalcemia, a buildup of calcium in the body caused by taking too much vitamin D. He died 10 days later.

Members of the local medical community are now taking the opportunity to warn the public about the risks of taking this common supplement. The incident also prompted the Surrey Assistant Coroner to issue a report urging regulators to mandate clear warnings on supplement packaging about the dangers of over-consumption, exit reported.

“There were no warnings on or within the packaging detailing the specific risks or side effects of taking vitamin D supplements,” coroner Jonathan Stevens wrote in his official report. “I believe that if action is not taken, the future will be Deaths are possible,” he added.

Mr Stevens has also written to the Food Standards Agency and the Department of Health and Social Care, urging them to require supplement manufacturers to print warnings on packaging.

In his report, he warned that “overdoses of vitamin supplements may carry potentially very serious risks and side effects.” He added that “current food labeling requirements do not require these risks and side effects to be written on the packaging”.

Notably, the 89-year-old’s vitamin D levels are said to be the highest ever recorded. postal. His autopsy report showed his vitamin D level was 380, “the highest level recorded in the laboratory.”

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Medical experts recommend that adults maintain a level of 30 to “ensure adequate” levels. In terms of dosage, 600 international units (IU) is the recommended dose for most adults. According to the Mayo Clinic, taking more than the recommended amount may cause an overdose.

David Mitchener was first admitted to the hospital with hypercalcemia, or too much calcium in the body. This is usually caused by high levels of vitamin D. Oversupplementation was not the only cause of death, however, with the coroner also blaming congestive heart failure, chronic renal failure, hypercalcemia and ischemic heart disease. However, because of the high levels of vitamin D found, the coroner warned that “overdoses of vitamin supplements may carry very serious risks and side effects”.