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I ve been prescribed a prenatal multivitamin that contains 1500iu vitamina(as acetate) and1500iu as betacarotene.is it safe 2 take from day1 of pregna?
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Pre-natal: in the presence of a well-balanced diet supplemental vitamin a and beta carotene offer no known benefit.excessive supplementation in the nonpregnant adults can cause problems so I would suggest that you should desist, folic acid supplements are however important so please seek advice from your obstetrician
Answered 12/11/2014
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Yes: There is evidence that ingesting over 10,000 units of Vit A in early pregnancy increases risk of birth defects so 1500 iu is well within the safe range as long as your dietary intake is less than 5000 iu/day. Developing babies need Vit A. It would be unusual to get 5000 iu of A a day via diet- see http://www.epi.umn.edu/let/pubs/img/adol_appendix.pdf for sources. No need to limit beta carotene.
Answered 5/18/2016
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