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What side effects can occur from excessive doses of vitamins and minerals?
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vitamin A: birth defects, irreversible bone and liver damage vitamin B1: deficiencies in B2 and B6 vitamin B6: damage to the nervous system vitamin C: affects the absorption of copper; diarrhea vitamin D: hypercalcemia
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