Reply To: Cod Liver Oil

[Ryann Kipping]

Ok, so my prenatal vitamin has 1040 mcg RAE of vitamin A ( Says 80% of DV) in the form of beta carotene. The cod liver oil has 40 mcg RAE (I think 650-1500 I.U. And says 4% DV). The brand notes that the cod liver is 100% cod liver and the vitamin A is natural not added. As a nutritionist would you say this is too much supplementation of vit A in pregnancy?

I do drink milk occasionally, eat meat, have fortified cereal occasionally. So I get vit A in my diet.

I know you can’t recommend personally for me, but as far as supplements with vit A is the above within prenatal nutrition limits or should combining the supplements be avoided?

Originally posted as Devans0908