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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. nutrient excess
  4. hypervitaminosis
  5. hypervitaminosis A

Preferred term

hypervitaminosis A

Type

  • Topic

Definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • acute vitamin A toxicity
  • chronic vitamin A toxicity
  • vitamin A toxicity

Scope note

  • There are two types of hypervitaminosis A. Acute hypervitaminosis A caused by ingesting too much vitamin A over a short period of time. When too much of vitamin A is present over a long period of time is chronic hypervitaminosis A (MedlinePlus).

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/207700

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