Genaro Patrićia de Souza, Martini Lígia Araújo
Departamento de Nutrição, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av Dr Arnaldo, 715, Cep 01246-904, São Paulo, Brazil.
Nutr Rev. 2004 Feb;62(2):65-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2004.tb00026.x.
Effects of toxic amounts of vitamin A include skeletal effects; from acute toxic exposure to chronic high-dose intake of vitamin A, these effects have led experts to speculate that long-term consumption of diets high in vitamin A (retinol) stimulates bone resorption and inhibits bone formation, and may contribute to osteoporosis and hip fractures.