john wrote:
No man, woman or child died from nutritional supplements. Period.
Quoting from:
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=70
Iron poisoning, caused by acute ingestion of large quantities
of iron-containing supplements, causes nausea, vomiting, damage
to the lining of the intestinal tract, shock, and liver failure,
and is a leading cause of death among children.
Quoting from:
http://www.upstate.edu/poison/pdf/pp...s,%2520etc.pdf
Do you take vitamins or iron supplements? Many
people do and never realize that these products can
pose serious risk for fatal poisonings if directions
are not carefully followed.
• Iron poisoning is a leading cause of death in
children due to poisoning.
Quoting from:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC156684/
Iron is a leading cause of death due to poisoning
in young children. Because perinatal iron therapy is
common, the presence of these tablets, which have a
candylike appearence, in the home may pose a hazard
to a mother's other young children.
Quoting from:
http://www.calpoison.org/hcp/2003/callusvol1no3.html
From 1999-2001, 10852 cases of iron poisoning were
reported to the American Association of Poison Control
Centers (AAPCC), with 60% occurring in children under
the age of 6 years. Patients presenting to heath care
facilities with minor symptoms of poisoning accounted
for 75% of cases; patients with moderate symptoms
accounted for 21.5% of cases; and patients with severe
symptoms accounted for 2.5% of cases, and there were
3 deaths.