#440: How did you pick your prenatal vitamin? A new report found that prenatal vitamins might contain more or less of their stated nutrients like folic acid and iron. Helena Bottemiller Evich joins me to talk about how to choose a prenatal vitamin and why there aren’t clear agreements on what should even be in these supplements.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. Which prenatal vitamins may have more or less nutrients than stated on the Supplement Facts panel


2. Why there aren’t standardized guidelines about what goes in your prenatal vitamin


3. How to pick a prenatal vitamin and what the most important B vitamin is to focus on

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/440

Links from this episode:

• Helena’s Food Fix newsletter: https://foodfix.co/ 


• GAO Report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106689
  


• ACOG Nutrition During Pregnancy: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/nutrition-during-pregnancy .

Other Episodes Related to this Topic

• Episode 389 - Can Cinnamon Cause Lead Poisoning? Applesauce Pouch Contamination Update with Helena Bottemiller Evich
  


• Episode 229 - Unpacking the Infant Formula Recall and Formula Shortage with Helena Bottemiller Evich
  


• Episode 394 - How Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food Have & Haven't Changed in 5 Years with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD
  

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