Main Question: Can too much of a good thing be bad for you? Nick, G, Bella M, Chris B & Brittney G

 There are many items of food that we eat daily that if we eat in bulk, will cause harm. Some of them include;  Sugar, Carbohydrates, dairy products, salt, fibre, citrus fruits Etc.

 For the human body to work efficiently it needs some salt in its diet. But if used out of proportion salt can become a hazard. Short term effects  Too much or too little salt in the diet can lead to muscle cramps or dizziness. Long term effects  Stroke  Cardiovascular disease  High blood pressure

 If some vitamins are over taken they can and will harm you. For example;  If vitamin A is over taken your chances of dying prematurely goes up by 16 percent  If vitamin c is over taken it has unpleasant effects on your stomach and urinary tract.

 Eating a small apple (100g) gives an antioxidant effect equivalent to taking 1500mg of vitamin C and you'd have to take a mega- dose supplement to achieve that. This shows that real quality food is what you really need to improve vitamin problems.

 Over dieting can cause;  Anorexia  Not eating or purging (making yourself throw up)  Dieting becomes dangerous when your body loses weight too quickly.

 It depends on skin tone  Vitamin pills/tablets may be needed for people who have trouble getting enough vitamin D.  Spending too much time in the sun can cause skin cancer/s:  Melanoma  Squamous cell carcinoma

Preventions:  Using sunscreen or sun block  Staying in the shade  Wear protective clothes that cover yours skin (ie. hat, sun glasses, long sleeve tops and pants)

Long term effects  Heart damage  High blood pressure  Stroke  Liver damage Short term effects  Unable to walk  Blurred vision  Judgement effect

 Minor injuries can easily turn into major injuries such as,  A cut can get infected and lead to:  Redness around the cut,  Discharges e.g. pus and blood  Itchiness, swelling  Green/yellow scab.

 Your body perceives exercise as a type of stress, and chemically reacts the same way it does to "bad" stress.  Too much exercise can result in symptoms such as;  Insomnia  Achiness (pain in the muscles and joints)  Fatigue

 It also causes loss in appetite, feeling unmotivated, lacking energy, injuries such as stress fractures muscles strains or worse tears.

 Long periods of stress such as stress from relationships, work and other causes is bad.  Our immune system is weakened so you get sick more often.  You sleep less.  You eat less.

 Long-term stressful situations can produce;  A lasting, low-level stress that's hard on people.  The nervous system then senses continued pressure and may remain slightly activated.  Then continues to pump out extra stress hormones over an extended period.

 Rose, D (2008) “Official health warning on risk of vitamin supplements.” Available: ealth/article ece 26 June ealth/article ece  Healthrob (2009) “The dangers of taking vitamin supplements.” Available: vitamin-supplements/. 26 June 2011.The dangers of taking vitamin supplements vitamin-supplements/  “Salt.” (2011) Available: 26 June June 2011

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