Recommended Daily Intake
Vitamin A
Dietary Reference Intake:
| Life stage group | RDA Adequate intakes (AI*) |
Upper limit μg/day |
|---|---|---|
| Infants
0–6 months |
400* 500* |
600 600 |
| Children
1–3 years |
300 400 |
600 900 |
| Males
9–13 years |
600 900 900 |
1700 2800 3000 |
| Females
9–13 years |
600 700 700 |
1700 2800 3000 |
| Pregnancy
<19 years |
750 770 |
2800 3000 |
| Lactation
<19 years |
1200 1300 |
2800 3000 |
(The limit is for synthetic and natural retinol ester forms of vitamin A. Carotene forms from dietary sources are not toxic.)
According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, "RDAs are set to meet the needs of almost all (97 to 98%) individuals in a group. For healthy breastfed infants, the AI is the mean intake. The AI for other life stage and gender groups is believed to cover the needs of all individuals in the group, but lack of data prevents being able to specify with confidence the percentage of individuals covered by this intake."
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