By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
A Nigerian medical doctor, Christabel Akinola, is sounding a note of caution to women especially, who takes supplements to glow their skins.
The nutrition expert shared the advice after a 28-year-old woman reportedly suffered kidney failure due to “taking Vitamin C supplements for glowing skin”.
In a post shared online, Dr. Akinola revealed that the young woman was brought to their clinic after experiencing a kidney failure.
According to the expert, the woman was not a smoker, nor was she hypertensive or diabetic. She said they were confused about what could have caused the kidney failure.
She said her case quickly resulted to a kidney transplant and after a successful transplant, she was asked a harmless question if she was taking Vitamin C supplements regularly and she said Yes, combined with some other supplements, which quickly knocked her kidneys.
Advising women, the doctor said “Vitamin C supplements can make you glow but taking more than 2000mg per day can damage your kidneys”.
Other doctors reacted to the woman’s situation by warning that Vitamin C supplements, while good, should be taken with caution.
