Vitamins RDA & UL Flashcards
Vitamin D RDA
Adults - 600 IU for most including pregnant and lactating
Seniors over - 70 y 800 IU
Can be toxic at high levels for pregnant, workers exposed to asbestos and smokers
Vitamin D UL
4,000 IU
Vitamin A RDA
Males 900 ug/d
Female 700 ug/d
Pregnant 750-770 ug/d
Lactating 1200-1300 ug/d
Vitamin A UL
2800-3000 ug/d
Vitamin E RDA
Adult 15 mg/d
Lactation 19 mg/d
Vitamin E UL
1,000 mg/d
Vitamin K RDA
Female 90
Male 120 ug
Vitamin C RDA
Women 75 mg/d
Men 90 mg/d
Pregnant 85 mg/d
Lactating 120 mg/d
Vitamin C smokers
need an extra 35 mg/day
Vitamin C UL
2,000 mg/d
Vitamin B6 RDA
Adult 1.3 mg Senior M 1.7 mg/d Senior F 1.5 mg/d Pregnant 1.9 mg/d Lactating 2.0 mg/d
Vitamin B6 UL
100 mg
Vitamin K UL
ND
Biotin RDA
Adult 30
Lactating 35
Biotin UL
ND
Choline RDA
Adult Male 550
Adult Female 425
Pregnancy 450
Lactation 550
Choline UL
3,500
Folate RDA
Adult 400
Pregnancy 600
Lactation 500
Folate UL
1,000
Niacin (B3) RDA
Adult M. 16
Adult F. 14
Pregnancy 18
Lactation 17
Pantothenic Acid (B5) RDA
Adult 5 mg/d
Pregnancy 6 mg/d
Lactation 7 mg/d
Riboflavin (B2) RDA
Adult M. 1.3
Adult F. 1.1
Pregnancy 1.4
Lactation 1.6
Riboflavin (B2) UL
ND
Thiamin (B1) RDA
Adult M. 1.2
Adult F. 1.1
Pregnancy 1.4
Lactation 1.4
Thiamin (B1) RDA
Adult M. 1.2 mg/d
Adult F. 1.1 mg/d
Pregnancy 1.4 mg/d
Lactation 1.4 mg/d
Thiamin (B1) UL
ND
Vitamin D RDA
Adult 600 IU/d
Vitamin D UL
4,000 IU/d
Cobalamin (B12) RDA
Adult 2.4 ug/d
Pregnancy 2.6 ug/d
Lactation 2.8 ug/d
Cobalamin (B12) UL
ND
Niacin (B3) UL
35
Vitamins to be increased during pregnancy
Iodine Chromium Zin Iron (27g) Choline Vitamin B5 Vitamin B12
