Why do some daily supplements give you 1000+% of the RDI for some vitamins and mineral and not as much of others?

Question

Why do some daily supplements give you 1000+% of the RDI for some vitamins and mineral and not as much of others?

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Answer 1

Vitamins in large amounts can be quite toxic. Luckily, some dissolve really easily in water, and all that extra goes right to your bladder and it leaves your body the next time you pee.

Some vitamins dissolve in fats and oils. They actually start to accumulate in the the body and if there was too much in the vitamin pill you could end up overdosing.