Should you take a prenatal vitamin?
• During pregnancy, the dietary recommendation for some micronutrients ⬆️⬆️ compared to the pre-pregnancy reco’s. This is true for folate, iron, iodine, and zinc. Other recommendations increase just slightly (ie. magnesium and vitamin C), and some recco’s are unchanged (calcium, vitamin D, vitamin E). • It’s important to meet these recommendations to support the optimal growth, development, and health of both yourself and your 👶🏼. A prenatal supplement is a good way to help you achieve this, but don’t stop eating a balanced diet! 🍎🍞🐟 • There is not enough space here for me to go into detail about each vitamin, so keep a eye out for separate posts with the deets. • Here are the daily reco’s for important pregnancy related micronutrients, which a prenatal vitamin can help you achieve: • Folate: 600mcg to <5,000mcg Iron: 27-45mg Iodine: 220-1,100mcg Zinc: 11-40mg Magnesium: 350mg Vitamin C: 85-2,000mg Calcium: 1,000-2,500mg Vitamin D: 15-100mcg Choline: 450-3,500mg • Looking for a supplement? There are plenty of great options out there, I really like these Thorne Prenatals. I don’t get any money if you use this link, but you do get a discount (discount shows up when you check out). • 💡 Pro Tip: check if your HSA/FSA account will reimburse your prenatals! 💵 #NoshItFoodFacts © Elieke Kearns, PhD, RD and Nosh.it Food Facts, 2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this content and/or photos without express and written permission from this site’s author is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Elieke Kearns, PhD, RD and Nosh.it Food Facts with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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