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An immunologist explains why the immune system works best when balanced, not 'boosted' (www.livescience.com)
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[โ€“] Mattol@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But can you really get an autoimmune disease by eating too much supplements? I thought the body would just not retain them. It'd be quite difficult to eat exactly the quantity required without any self regulating mechanisms in place.

[โ€“] badmemes@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

Except for the Vitamines E, D, K and A, Vitamines are takes up in a controlled way so you cant really overdose them. Overdosing VitA can cause blindness So thats no joke either.

Im no expert on supplements but I know that the new chemotherapies for cancer that include an upregulation od the immune system have autoimmune diseases as a side effect. But I guess you would have to apply that harsh measures to unleash autoimmune diseases.