Vitamin A - Recommended Daily Intake

Recommended Daily Intake

Vitamin A
Dietary Reference Intake:

Life stage group RDA

Adequate intakes (AI*)
μg/day

 Upper limit

μg/day
Infants

0–6 months
7–12 months
400*
500*
600
600
Children

1–3 years
4–8 years
300
400
600
900
Males

9–13 years
14–18 years
19 – >70 years
600
900
900
1700
2800
3000
Females

9–13 years
14–18 years
19 – >70 years
600
700
700
1700
2800
3000
Pregnancy

<19 years
19 – >50 years
750
770
2800
3000
Lactation

<19 years
19 – >50 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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