excessive intake

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandintake

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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intake
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.teɪk/us
/ˈɪn.teɪk/
an act of taking in something, ...
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(Definition ofexcessiveandintakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Excessiveintakeof this vitamin can cause an ataxic sensory neuropathy and patients with neuropathy of other causes may be more susceptible.
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But there are people who have anexcessiveintakeof sugar.
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Secondly, there is the stage of the heavy social drinker who, for a long time, notices no ill effects from hisexcessiveintakeof alcohol.
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It is not likely, therefore, that there will be anexcessiveintakeof cyclamates.
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It was the overallexcessiveintakeof rich foods, wines, spirits and liqueurs which was basically responsible for the prevalence of gout in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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More is discussed below concerning possible diseases related toexcessiveintakeof lysophosphatidylcholine.
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Gittleman also citedexcessiveintakeof processed food, grain-based carbohydrates, and sugar as major dietary culprits behind weight gain and poor health.
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It can be caused by decreased intake of niacin or tryptophan, and possibly byexcessiveintakeof leucine.
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Theexcessiveintakeof water without the corresponding amount of electrolytes can lead to hyponatraemia, also known as water intoxication.
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Calcium has been added to over-the-counter products, which contributes to inadvertentexcessiveintake.
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Care must be taken with salt, asexcessiveintakecan potentially be harmful.
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Excessiveintakecan, however, contribute to loss of specificity leading to fermentation by a number of other colonic bacteria that do produce more gas.
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Theexcessiveintakeof alcohol can lead to liver problems and the stress on their joints can cause arthritis.
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Anexcessiveintakeof the ionic compound sodium chloride has long been suspected to increase blood pressure.
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Sodium and chloride serum levels are both carefully controlled by the kidneys, and acute and chronicexcessiveintakeof both ions can cause adverse health effect.
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There appears to be little risk to supplement users of experiencing acute side effects due to excessive intakes of micronutrients.
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