Pregnancy and Proper Nutrition.

Dietary assessments of 2,450 women during pregnancy revealed that 90% did not consume adequate nutrients via diet alone. Furthermore, researchers note that nearly all affordable dietary supplements do not contain the appropriate doses of key nutrients to make up for these deficiencies. Lead author Dr.
Katherine Sauder writes, “This research will inform pregnant patients and their doctors about key nutrients they may be missing in their diet and help them choose prenatal vitamins that can provide the nutrients they need… Dietary supplement manufacturers can also use these results to inform better dosing in their products.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2023

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