The hidden dangers of dietary supplements

To calculate the total elemental iron ingested, the iron compound involved and the number of tablets taken must be known. 1 Elemental iron ingestion above 20 mg/kg is likely to produce features of toxicity, above 60 mg/kg possible fatality.

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Published inEmergency medicine journal : EMJ Vol. 21; no. 6; p. 754
Main Authors Stafford, S J, Jenkins, M G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine 01.11.2004
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Group
Subjects
Bread
Child, Preschool
children
Dietary supplements
Dietary Supplements - poisoning
Emergencies
Fatalities
Humans
Iron
Iron - administration & dosage
Iron - poisoning
iron supplements
Letter
poisoning
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Summary:To calculate the total elemental iron ingested, the iron compound involved and the number of tablets taken must be known. 1 Elemental iron ingestion above 20 mg/kg is likely to produce features of toxicity, above 60 mg/kg possible fatality.
Bibliography:Correspondence to:
 Miss S J Stafford
 jillstafford@yahoo.com
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ISSN:1472-0205
1472-0213
DOI:10.1136/emj.2003.005173