Vitamin E and C concentrations in human milk with maternal megadosing: a case report

Anderson, D.M.; Pittard, W.B.

Journal of the American Dietetic Association 85(6): 715-717

1985


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-8223
PMID: 3998344
Document Number: 247665
A case study reports the measurement of vitamin C and E levels in the blood and breast milk of a 32 year-old, gravida two, lactating white woman with a 10-year history of megavitamin consumption. These vitamins were abnormally elevated in the subject's blood and milk, but the elevator was not directly proportional to the level of vitamin C and E ingested (40 and 99 times the RDA, respectively). The megavitamin intake data for the subject and recommended intakes for 23-50 year-old lactating women are presented and discussed. (wz)

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