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Title: LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Author
item Hunt, Janet

Submitted to: New England Journal of Medicine
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/15/1996
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This letter to the editor provides a reminder of a recommendation by the Food and Nutrition Board that supplementation with pre-formed vitamin A should generally be avoided during the first trimester of pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects, and the adequate to high content of vitamin A from foods in diets of U.S. women. This recommendation by the Food and Nutrition Board is in contrast to other recommendations cited in a recent editorial, suggesting that up to 8000 IU of supplemental vitamin A is acceptable.